Day 69: 12/20/17 - A Day: Sharing "Seasons" Poems & Drafting Free Verse Poems

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
• Pick up a copy of the "Free Verse" poems & a copy of poems about peace, love, and war from the brown table

Homework: 

• Finish drafting your Free Verse Poem

Activity #1

Sharing your "Season Inside of Me" 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 Poetic Devices 
to Draft a Free Verse Poem

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

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 - A Day 12/20/17

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.