Day 141: 5/2/18 - A Day: Outlining Your Research Essay

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will finish outlining 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 – 2:50 Choice Time

2:53 – 3:15 Homeroom

Do Now: 

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

Homework:

• Finish your outline for your research essay
• Make sure your lit circle job is done for tomorrow

Activity #1

Outlining Your Research Essay

Goal:

You will have met today's goal when you have completed the second half of your outline for your research essay

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 your graphic organizers along with the outline template to begin outlining your research essay. 

Task - You Do 

Complete the outline in preparation of drafting.

At the end of class I want you to put all of your research graphic organizers and articles that you are not taking home into your research folder in the bin.

RTI - A Day 5/2/18

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.