Day 62: 12/8/17 - B Day: Analyzing Text Structure Assessment & Ch 18-19 Responding to Text

Good Morning 6th Graders,
          Today is a 'B" day. Make sure you have everything you need for your morning classes. 
                         Thank you,
                          Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework
• Pick up a 'Responding to Text' graphic organizer
• Put last night's HW on your desk

Homework: 

• Read Chapter 18 & 19 & complete the Responding to Text Graphic organizer

Activity #1

Review of Text Structure Assessment

Standards

• RI6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, or chapter fit into the overall structure of a text and how it contributes to the development of ideas. 

Directions:

1. Read each passage
2. Use your notebook to determine what text structure was used to craft each.
3. Record your answer on the line.
4. Answer all of the questions that go with each passage. 
5. Be sure to work neatly. If I can not tell what your answer is it will be marked as incorrect.

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When you are done, you may hand in your quiz and begin reading ch 18 & 19. We will share our questions from ch 17 when everyone is done with the quiz.

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Activity #2

Read-a-loud Ch. 18 & 19 - Responding to Text Graphic Organizer

Standard

RL6.3 Describe how a particular story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution

Part 1

Essential Question for Chapter 17:

• What questions did you write using your D.O.K. Stems?

Part 2

Essential Questions for Chapter 18 & 19:

• How is Bud Related to Mr. Calloway?
• Why was Bud's mother loving alone with Bud?
• How is Bud going to remember his mother?
• How is Bud going to survive from here forward?

RTI - B Day 12/8/17

FACT VS OPINION

Standards

RI6.8 - Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Step 1 - Pick up a copy of the article titled, "Opinion: When teaching history, you must include the bad with the good"

Step 2 - Read through your article to get a basic understanding of what the article is about.

Step 3 - Reread the article a 2nd time to identify facts that are supported by evidence and opinions that are not supported by evidence.

Opinion = Green

Facts = Pink 

Supporting Evidence = Orange

Step 4 - Create a T-Chart separating the details in the article in two categories.

1. Details supported by evidence

2. Details that are opinions

Enrichment Group:

Select an aspect of the Great depression to research. 

Some examples include:

• Bank Runs
• Unemployment
• Discrimination
• Breadlines & Soup Kitchens
• Stock Market Crash
• The Dust Bowl
• The Drought
• Hoovervilles
• Hobos
• Orphans
• Herbert Hoover
• The New Deal
• How the Depression effected the rich
• How the Depression effected the poor

Create a visual presentation regarding the information you learned.

Some examples include:

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Poster
• Video
• Song
• Brochure
• Skit
• etc.