Day 143: 5/4/18 - C Day: Drafting the Intro & the Problem

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will begin drafting our research essays.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

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

Homework:

• Finish drafting the intro & the problem
• Make sure your lit circle job is done for tomorrow

Activity #1

Research - Drafting Day: 
The Introduction & The Problem

Standards:
RI6.7 - Integrate information presented in different media or formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.

RI6.8 - Trace & Evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by evidence from claims that are not.
W6.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Your Task - (You Do)

• Use the outline to help you draft the first two paragraphs of your research essay.
• Use lined paper to draft, and be sure to include a proper heading at the top of your paper. (**Pass out lined paper)
• You may skip lines if you want, but you don't have to
• Don't forget to include linking words and phrases. (**Pass out linking words & phrases worksheet)
• Be sure to include your sources

*In case you were wondering what you should be doing...

*If you happen to finish writing the first two paragraphs of your essay you may do any of the following:

1. Start drafting paragraphs 3 & 4

At the end of class I want you to take your outline and your draft home with you to finish the first two paragraphs.

RTI - BCDay 5/4/18

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.