Day 126: 4/4/17 - E Day: Ch 1 Lit. Circle & Short Answer Written Response, The Hero's Journey, & Ch 2 Read-Aloud

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will get together with our Literature Circle groups and discuss chapter 1. Please make sure you have:

• Red Folder & Agenda
• ELA Notebook
• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Sharpen Your Pencils

2. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
3. Take out your homework for chapter 1

Homework:

• Read Ch. 2 of HP & the COS. Complete your Lit Circle Job
• Answer the Quick Comprehension Questions #1 & 2 for Chapter 1

Activity #1

Ch 1. Lit Circle Discussions

Standards

RL6.3 Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes
RL6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words & phrases

Essential Question: 

1. Why is Harry feeling extremely gloomy in this chapter? Name at least 3 reasons.
2. What is Mr. Dursley's plan for dinner. Include each family member's role in the plans, including Harry's role.

Rules for Lit Circle Discussions:
The Discussion Director is in charge. They facilitate the conversation.
Sharing goes in this order:
1. The summarizer
2. The Character Captain
3. The Passage Picker
4. The Connector
5. The Vocabulary Enricher
6. The Illustrator
7. The Discussion Director
* Be sure to use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning
* Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion
* When you share, REMEMBER TO USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! When you share it is your job to get the rest of the group involved. The best way to do this is to ask questions, like: what do you think, how did this make you feel, etc. Use open ended questions.

1. Discussion Director

2. Summarizer

3. Vocabulary Enricher

4. Passage Picker

5. Connector

6. Character Captain

7. Illustrator

Activity #2

The Hero's Journey

As we read through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets we will be analyzing the text to evaluate how Harry Potter fits the literary pattern known as the Hero's Journey.

Essential Question: 

What is the Hero's journey?

• A pattern of literature
• Identified by American Scholar Joseph Campbell
• Describes the typical adventure of the archetype (character) known as the hero
• The hero is the person who goes out & achieves great deeds on behalf of a group, or civilization.

Activity #3

Ch 2 of HP & the C.O.S.

Standards

RL6.3 Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes
RL6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words & phrases

Essential Question: 

• Can you summarize Dobby's warning to Harry? What clues does he give Harry?
• What does the letter say that Harry receives from the Ministry of Magic? How does the letter affect the way the Dursleys treat Harry? 

Homework:

• Read Chapter 2 of Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets. Complete your Lit Circle Job (Due Thur 4/6)

RTI - E Day 4/4/17

Standards

RL6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

RL6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details

RL6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings

RL6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text & contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Step 1: Choose one of the articles to read

Step 2: Read the article carefully

Step 3: Respond to the multiple choice & short written response questions that follow