Day 146: 5/9/18 - B Day: Finish Drafting Research Essays & Add Ch 7 to the Reading

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will participate in literature circle discussions about Frightful's Mountain, by Jean Craighead George. We will also continue to read the next chapter.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Take out your Outlines & Research Rough Drafts
2. Write down tonight's homework

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter  6 & 7, & Complete your Literature Circle Job (Due 5/10)
• Finish the Rough Draft of your Research Essay
• Bring in materials for your Learning Fair Project (Tri-fold Poster Boards, Craft Sticks, glue, etc.)

Activity #1

Ch. 6 & 7 Lit Circle Discussion
****Moved to tomorrow*****
but first... a quick comprehension check

Standards

RL6.3 Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes
RL6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words & phrases

Rules for Lit Circle Discussions:
The Discussion Director is in charge. They facilitate the conversation.
Sharing goes in this order:
1. The summarizer
2. The Character Captain
3. The Passage Picker
4. The Connector
5. The Vocabulary Enricher
6. The Discussion Director
* Be sure to use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning
* Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion
* When you share, REMEMBER TO USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! When you share it is your job to get the rest of the group involved. The best way to do this is to ask questions, like: what do you think, how did this make you feel, etc. Use open ended questions.

Activity #2

Research - Drafting Day: 
The Solutions & The Conclusion
or any other paragraphs that you still need to finish

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 Solutions & Conclusion paragraphs of your research essay.
• 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

RTI - A Day 5/8/18

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.