Day 20: 10/3/17 - D Day: Internal vs. External Conflict & Freak the Mighty Ch 18

Good Morning 6th Graders,
          Today is a 'D' Day. Make sure you use the bathroom & sharpen your pencils. Check to see that you have everything you need for your morning classes. 
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
ELA:
Do Now:

• 

  Place your HW on your desk so I can check to see that it is done.
• Write tonight's homework down in your agenda
• Pick up a copy of Internal vs External Conflict & Color Code it. (See my example)

Homework: 

• Finish reading Ch 18
• Complete the Cornell Notes
• Focus on asking level 1, 2, # 3 Questions & on identifying the types of conflicts the Max and Kevin are going through

Activity #1
Internal Vs. External Conflict

• RL6.2 Determine a Central Idea of a text and how it is conveyed through details

10/3 Conflict

Conflict = a struggle between opposing forces or characters

• without conflict the story would be Boring
• Conflicts can be internal or external
• A story can have several conflicts
• the main conflict is central to the plot & is usually resolved at the resolution

What are some examples of internal Conflicts?

What are some examples of external Conflicts?

Activity #2
Read Aloud
Freak the Mighty: Chapters 18

Standards

RL6.1 - Making Inferences and using evidence to support your thinking

RL6.3 - Describe how a story, or plot, unfolds in a series of events, including how the characters respond or change

Reading Strategy - Annotating a Text & Summarizing

While you read it is important to annotate what you are reading. This will allow you to comprehend what you are reading and make more accurate inferences about the reading.

1. Figurative Language
2. Characterization
3. Setting
4. Plot
5. Themes
6. Conflicts

Key Questions from Chapter 17

• Summarize Ch 17 (Small Group)
• What questions did you write about Ch 17? (Small group)
• Infer how Iggy got the apartment for Kenny Kane?
• Do you think Max's dad really sent him letters and gifts from prison?
• Do you think Max's dad actually killed Annie? What evidence from the text can you use to support your thinking?
• What types of conflicts can you identify in this chapter?

Essential Question: What inferences and questions do I have about the Characters & the important Plot events of Freak the Mighty?

RTI - D day

Read Aloud
Freak the Mighty: Chapters 18

GROUP #1 - Mr. Trumble

GROUP #2 - Miss W.

• What questions did you write for Chapter 17?
• What level were those questions?
• What types of conflicts have you been able to identify for Max & Kevin?

Standards

RL6.1 - Making Inferences and using evidence to support your thinking

RL6.3 - Describe how a story, or plot, unfolds in a series of events, including how the characters respond or change

Reading Strategies - 

Annotating a Text, Summarizing, & Questioning

While you read it is important to annotate what you are reading. This will allow you to comprehend what you are reading and make more accurate inferences about the reading.

1. Figurative Language
2. Characterization
3. Setting
4. Plot
5. Themes
6. Conflicts

• What questions did you write for Chapter 17?
• What level were those questions?
• What types of conflicts have you been able to identify for Max & Kevin?