Day 22: 10/5/17 - B Day: Kidblogging about Conflicts in Freak the Mighty, & Ch 21

Good Morning 6th Graders,
          Today is a 'B' 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:

• Write your homework down in your agenda
• Pick up your Cornell Notes & set them up for tonight's homework

Homework: 

• Read Ch 21 of FTM & Complete Cornell Notes
• Focus on writing level 1, 2, & 3 questions & identifying conflicts

Activity #1
Set up Cornell Notes for Tonights Reading

Essential Question: What questions do I have about ch 21 plot events and what conflicts/resolutions can I identify?

Activity #2

Kidblog

Use Technology to 
Create a Written Response to a Text 

Standards:

RL6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

W6.6 - Use technology including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills

Computer Lab Directions

Part 1: Logging in to Kidblog
1. Log into the computer using your login and password
2. Use Chrome & go to our classroom website
www.roytrumble.blogspot.com
3. Click on the link for ELA Kidblog
3. In the upper right hand corner click on the Log in icon.
4. Scroll down to find your name. They are listed by your first name and the first initial in your last name.
5. Your password is 6 characters long. It is your last name. If your last name is only 5 characters long, then it is followed by a number 1. If it is 4 characters long it is followed by the numbers 12.
6. Once you enter your password, it will ask you to create a new password. Create a password that is easy to remember. You will need to write your password down in your agenda for safe keeping.
7. Finish logging in to gain full access to kidblog

Part 2: Creating a Blog Post
Answers should be a well developed paragraph with:

Writing Prompt:
One conflict in the novel is a man vs. man conflict between Max and his father Kenny Kane. This conflict is resolved in the events of chapter 19 & 20 during the climax. Describe in detail the events of the climax. Include any inferences that you may have made about these events, or about Max and Kevin.


Bonus Writing Prompt:
Include:

• an introduction
• details
• evidence
• Reflection

• Identify a conflict that Max or Kevin are dealing with in the novel Freak the Mighty.
• Describe how the author develops the conflict throughout the text.
• Use evidence from the text to support your thinking.
• Reflect on how the author either resolves this conflict, or how you think the author should resolve the conflict.

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You must publish a post before the end of class. I will be scoring your written responses. If you finish you may create a second post about another conflict, or respond to other people's posts. Be sure to write everything in complete sentences!

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1. To create a new post click on the blue icon for New Post+ in the upper right corner.
2. Give your post a title.
10. In the text box type your post, answering the question,  Provide evidence from the text to support your thinking.
11. Be sure to use proper grammar and mechanics, including capitals and punctuation.
12. When you are done responding to the prompt, click on the blue Publish icon.
13. When prompted you may publish your response to the "Class"
14. If you finish you may go back to the homepage of kidblog and you may respond to other student's posts with a question or a comment.

RTI -10/5/17 - B day

Freak the Mighty - Ch 21

Small group Reading & Reading Closely

Cornell Notes

GROUP #1 - Mr. Trumble

GROUP #2 - Miss W.

• What questions did you write for Chapter 19 & 20?
• What level were those questions?
• What types of conflicts have you been able to identify for Max & Kevin?
• How were these conflicts resolved?

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 particular story's plot unfolds in a series of events as well as how the character responds or changes as the plot moves toward a resolution.

Reading Strategies - 

Annotating

Questioning

Summarizing

Questioning and summarizing helps us make strong inferences about what we are reading