Day 150: 5/16/17 - D Day: Ch 11 Lit Circle Discussion & Editing & Revising Research

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Today we will get together with our Literature Circle groups to discuss chapters 11. Please make sure you have:

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

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
2. Put your Lit Circle HW for Ch 11 on your desk 

Homework:

• Read Chapter 12 of Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets. Complete your Lit Circle Job (Due Thurs 5/18)
• Make all Final revisions and finish editing your research essay

Activity #1

Ch. 11 Lit Circle Discussions

Standards

RL6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
RL6.3 Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes
RL6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words & phrases
SL6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, & issues building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly

***After today if you do not complete your lit circle job or if you receive a score of 1 on your homework, you will be required to take a quiz on the assigned reading. If you do your homework you will participate in your lit circle discussion as normal.

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.

***At the end of your discussion the summarizers will do the 30 Second Recap Challenge.
***There may be a prize for the winner!!!

Key Questions from Mr. T:
1. What is a parselmouth? Would you want to be one? Why?
2. What would be the best part about participating in a dueling club? What would be the worst part?
3. Who would you want to duel? Why?

Activity #2

Finish Editing & Revising

Standards

W6.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing
W 6.5 - With guidance and support from peers & adults, develop and strengthen writing
W6.6 - Use technology to publish writing

Your Task: Use the Editing & Revising Checklist and work with a writing partner to improve your writing.

Step 1: Choose partner #1

Step 2: Use the revising checklist to evaluate your writing and make improvements (work with your partner to do this) ***Make sure you have used facts/evidence, and cited your source, at least 8 times. (2 sentences per paragraph)

Step 3: Use the editing checklist to fix spelling, punctuation, grammar errors, Etc. (Work with your partner to do this)

Step 4: Choose a new partner and repeat this process

 

RTI - D Day 5/16/17

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.
W6.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Independent: 

• Read Ch the next chapter of HP & the Chamber of Secrets
• Complete Literature Circle Job

OR...

Independent:

• Work on Research Project
• Planning
• Headings & Sub-headings
• Problem & Solution
• Causes & Effects
• Pros & Cons
• Images w/captions
• Graphics like: Charts, Graphs, & Diagrams
• Information - Use the paragraphs from your essay
• Enlarge them and use backing paper to make them stand out.
• You might want to create a list of bullets to display your information