Day 65: 12/14/17 - A Day: STAR Assessment & Best Question

Good Morning 6th Graders,
          Today is an 'A' Day. Make sure you have everything you need for your morning classes. 
                         Thank you,
                          Mr. Trumble
ELA:
Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework
• Get out your Agenda and Log onto your computer

Homework: 

• Respond on Kidblog to at least 5 of your peers questions

Activity #1

STAR Reading Assessment

Username: rtrumble 

Password: 06101974RT

                               (Month, day, birth year, initials)

Tips to do your best

• Read carefully
• Take your time
• Read ALL answers before choosing one
• Use process of elimination

**You will get your STAR score tomorrow to see how much growth you have made. 

Activity #2

Kidblog

Best Question

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
Best Question
1. Use Chrome & go to our classroom website
www.roytrumble.blogspot.com & Click on the link for ELA Kidblog and Log in
2. Title your post, "(Your Name's Best Question) for Example: Roy's Best Question
3. Write the best question that you can write based on the end of the text. Your question should be a level 2 or 3 questions. It should be a question with more than 1 part, and require multiple sentences to answer.
4. Once you have written your question, post it so your peers can respond to it.
5. Then respond to the questions that your classmates wrote. Be sure your answers use capitals and punctuation. Write in complete sentences. 

RTI - A Day 12/14/17

Enrichment Projects:

Standards:

RI6.7 - Integrate information presented in different media or formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.

W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience

W6.7 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

W6.8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assessing the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for your sources

Part 1:

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

Part 2:
Create a visual presentation regarding the information you learned.

Some examples include:

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