Day 68: 12/19/17 - D Day: Sharing Rules Poem & Drafting Season Inside of Me Poem

Good Morning 6th Graders,

          Today is a 'D' Day. Make sure you have everything you need for your morning classes. 

                         Thank you,

                          Mr. Trumble

ELA:

Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework
• Pick up a copy of the "Season Inside of Me" poems from the brown table

Homework: 

• Finish drafting your Season Inside of Me" Poem

Activity #1

Sharing your "Rules" poem

Standards:

SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation

Directions:
Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. 

Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?
What poetic devices were used?

Activity #2

Using Simile's & Metaphor's to Draft a Poem about your inner self using elements of nature: called the "Seasons inside of Me"

Standards: 

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

Part 1 - Preview Poems

Part 2 Draft your own Poem

1. Begin with a season

2. Choose simile or metaphor.

3. Compare your inner self to that season using things from nature

4. Use adjectives whenever you use a noun

5. provide a sense of scene (Where)

6. Provide action (Verbs)

Example:

The Winter Inside of me 

is like a Majestic Redwood tree,

Anchored to this lonely Earth

for a thousaad  years

in the quiet, peaceful forest,

waiting for greedy loggers

searching for their moment

to chop me down,

and make cheep furniture out of me,

to be consumed by the endless masses

in their attempt to acumulate 

as many useless possessions as possible

so they can feel as strong and important

as the mighty Redwood,

before the are gently returned 

to the cold, cold earth

where they will nourish

the next majestic giants 

as they reach even onward

toward the heavens. 

**You can continue with Winter, or switch season**

We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!

RTI - D Day 12/19/17

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.