Day 133: 4/13/18 - A Day: Tracing Arguments & Planning your Research Essay

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will begin the process of tracing the arguments within our research articles, and planning our research essays.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

8:40 – 8:58 Homeroom

9:00 – 9:45 Block 1

9:47 – 10:32 Block 2

10:34 – 10:58 Block 3

11:00 – 11:25 Specials

1130 – 12:00 Lunch

12:05 – 12:26 Block 3 cont.

12:28 – 1:16 Block 4

1:18 – 1:48 RTI 1

1:50 – 2:20 RTI 2

2:20 – 3:15 Choice Time ( maybe it will be nice enough to go outside and they can burn off steam?)

Do Now: 

1. Pick up any work you have in your research folders
2. Write down tonight's homework

Homework:

• Work on the Tracing Arguments Graphic Organizers (1 for each article)

Activity #1

Tracing Arguments & Planning Your Research 

Goal:

You will have met today's goal when you have completed at least 2 of the Gathering Arguments graphic organizers

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.

Directions:

Use an online search engine to find & Print at least 2 scholarly articles about your environmental issue. You will ultimately need 4 - 6 articles in all.

You want the resources to discuss: 

• the problem
• the causes
• the effects
• the solutions

or

• the pro's & cons

Your articles should be full, complete articles from trusted sources like national geographic, NY Times, Washington Post, etc. You want your articles to contain scientific data and statistics. When you assemble your project, keep in mind that you will need to include at least one chart, graph, or diagram. Your articles should not be:

• blogs
• lists
• debates
• opinions
• etc.

When you find an article that you think is good, you should print it to ES400

*Remember 1 - 2 resources must be primary sources. 

*The other 3 - 4 resources can be secondary sources.

Next Step: 

Once you have 4 - 6 resources you will use the "Tracing Arguments" graphic organizer to record important information for your research essay and project. Read each article & use one graphic organizer per article. Be sure to record all the important information from your article onto the graphic organizer, including:

-Title of the article

-Name of the resource

-Author's Argument

-Author's Claim

-Quality of the resource

At the end of class I want you to put all of your research graphic organizers and articles in to your research folder in the bin.

RTI - A Day 4/13/18

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.