Day 129: 4/9/18 - A Day: Preparing to Research & Picking an Environmental Issue

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will be generating Quick Lists for our environmental issues and prepare for our research unit by discussing how humans interact with nature. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down your homework
2. Hand in your Homework from Friday
3. Pick up a Copy of the Research Project timeline & the Research Graphic Organizer

Homework:

• Complete the Research Graphic Organizer 
• Bring in an Independent Reading book

Activity #1

Pick a topic for Research

Quick Lists 

What happens when humans and nature interact?

Why should we care about Environmental Issues?
Why do we research?
What does that lead to?

Essential Question #1 - How do you interact with nature?

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Essential Question #2 - How do humans interact with nature?

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Essential Question #3 - Topics for Research? 

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RTI - A Day 4/9/18

Guided Reading Book Clubs

Goal:

To read fictional texts for enjoyment and discuss them with a group of our peers in order to improve our comprehension.

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 characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution

Reading Strategies: 

• Inferencing, Questioning, Predicting 

Literary Elements:

• Characterization, Plot, & Conflict

Key Questions:

• What types of Conflicts can you identify?
• What important plot events help to push the story forward?
• What inferences can you make?
• What question(s) do you have about today's reading?

Exit Ticket:

• Write an inference about today's reading.
• Write 1 - 2 questions that you can use as part of your small group discussion.