Report to the Gymnasium at 2:20 for the Polar Express
ELA:
Do Now:
Write down tonight's homework
Homework:
No Homework - Just enjoy your Christmas Vacation
Activity #1
Sharing your "Free Verse" poem
Standards:
SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation
Directions: Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. Essential Questions: What did you like about the poetry? What poetic devices were used?
Today we will continue working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.
Thank you
Mr. Trumble ELA:
Do Now:
Write down tonight's homework
Pick up a copy of the "Free Verse" poems & a copy of poems about peace, love, and war from the brown table
Homework:
Finish drafting your Free Verse Poem
Activity #1
Sharing your "Season Inside of Me" poem
Standards:
SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation
Directions: Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. Essential Questions: What did you like about the poetry? What poetic devices were used?
Activity #2
Using Poetic Devices to Draft a Free Verse Poem
Standards:
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Part 1 - Preview Poems
Part 2 Draft your own Poem
We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!
RTI
Enrichment Projects:
Standards:
RI6.7 - Integrate information presented in different media or formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience
W6.7 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
W6.8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assessing the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for your sources
Select an aspect of the Great depression to research.
Some examples include:
Bank Runs
Unemployment
Discrimination
Breadlines & Soup Kitchens
Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
The Drought
Hoovervilles
Hobos
Orphans
Herbert Hoover
The New Deal
How the Depression effected the rich
How the Depression effected the poor
Entertainment & Music
etc...
Create a visual presentation regarding the information you learned.
Some examples include:
PowerPoint Presentation
Poster
Video
Song
Brochure
Skit
etc.
You will be expected to present your information and teach the rest of the 6th graders about what you learned. I will be recording your presentations and they will be posted to our youtube channel.
Step 1: Decide if you want to work independently, with a partner, or in a small group
Step 2: Select a topic
Step 3: Decide on what type of presentation you want to do for the class.
****At this point you need to report to Mr. Trumble to give him your:
Group Members
Topic
Presentation Format
Step 4: Do your research. Use the internet to research your topic.
Step 5: Organize your information. Identify the Main Idea, or Message, you want to teach your classmates about your topic.
Step 6: Chose what details you will use to help teach the other students about your topic.
Today we will continue working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.
Thank you
Mr. Trumble ELA:
Do Now:
Write down tonight's homework
Pick up a copy of the "Season Inside of Me" poems from the brown table
Homework:
Finish drafting your Season Inside of Me" Poem
Activity #1
Sharing your "Rules" poem
Standards:
SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation
Directions: Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. Begin by Saying: Hello, I would like to share my poem with you. The title of my poem is:_______________ End by Saying: Thank you (Be sure to Pause between your poem and your thank you) Essential Questions: What did you like about the poetry? What poetic devices were used?
Activity #2
Using Simile's & Metaphor's to Draft a Poem about your inner self using elements of nature: called the "Seasons inside of Me"
Standards:
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Part 1 - Preview Poems
Part 2 Draft your own Poem
1. Begin with a season
2. Choose simile or metaphor.
3. Compare your inner self to that season using things from nature
4. Use adjectives whenever you use a noun
5. provide a sense of scene (Where)
6. Provide action (Verbs)
Example:
The Winter Inside of me
is like a Majestic Redwood tree,
Anchored to this lonely Earth
for a thousand years
in the quiet, peaceful forest,
waiting for greedy loggers
searching for their moment
to chop me down.
**You can continue with Winter, or switch season**
We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!
RTI
Enrichment Projects:
Standards:
RI6.7 - Integrate information presented in different media or formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience
W6.7 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
W6.8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assessing the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for your sources
Select an aspect of the Great depression to research.
Some examples include:
Bank Runs
Unemployment
Discrimination
Breadlines & Soup Kitchens
Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
The Drought
Hoovervilles
Hobos
Orphans
Herbert Hoover
The New Deal
How the Depression effected the rich
How the Depression effected the poor
Entertainment & Music
etc...
Create a visual presentation regarding the information you learned.
Some examples include:
PowerPoint Presentation
Poster
Video
Song
Brochure
Skit
etc.
You will be expected to present your information and teach the rest of the 6th graders about what you learned. I will be recording your presentations and they will be posted to our youtube channel.
Step 1: Decide if you want to work independently, with a partner, or in a small group
Step 2: Select a topic
Step 3: Decide on what type of presentation you want to do for the class.
****At this point you need to report to Mr. Trumble to give him your:
Group Members
Topic
Presentation Format
Step 4: Do your research. Use the internet to research your topic.
Step 5: Organize your information. Identify the Main Idea, or Message, you want to teach your classmates about your topic.
Step 6: Chose what details you will use to help teach the other students about your topic.
Today we will begin working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.
Thank you
Mr. Trumble ELA:
Do Now:
Write down tonight's homework
Pick up a copy of the "Rules" poems from the brown table
Homework:
Finish drafting your own poem about 'Rules'
Activity #1
Go over the Rules in "If" Activity #2 Drafting a Poem about Rules to live by
Standards:
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Who likes poetry?
Who likes music?
Think back to all the types of figurative language we learned about in Unit 1. Many of those various forms of figurative language can be found in music.
Part 1: Poetic Devices
As you watch the video make a bulleted list of the different forms of poetic devices you see and hear.
What types of poetic devices did you see and hear in the video?
Part 2: Think about Kipling's rules to live by, and Bud's rule to survive the Great Depression.
Now think about your life and ALL the parts of your life.
What rules would you write?
Ex: Rules to...
to survive 6th grade
to survive the Great Depression
to play hockey
to succeed in color-guard
to be a Packers fan
to be a dancer
to be a good hunter
What are your rules to __________ ? Let's brainstorm some other things we could write rules for.
(Notebooks)
Standard RL.6.9Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. Now....Before you write here are two people who have also written poems giving rules to live by. The first is by Mother Theresa, a very famous woman who passed away in 1997. She gave her life to studying the bible and spreading kindness throughout the world. Here is her poem titled, "Do It Anyway." As you watch think about how her poem is similar to Kiplings. Pay attention to her rules and be prepared to share what rules you see or hear.
Here is another poem, and similar to the way Kipling wrote rules to his son, this poem was written by a mother who is giving rules to her daughter. As you watch think about how her poem is similar to Kiplings. Pay attention to her rules and be prepared to share what rules you see or hear.
(See the samples from last year's students and let them act as a guide to you as you write your own poetry)
Now..... It is your Turn!
Part 3:
Standard W.6.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Standard W.6.10Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Your task:
Draft a poem about your own rules to _____ .
*Unlike paragraphs, poems are written in stanzas. Stanzas use something called Line breaks.When you are writing your own poem, think about how it rhymes, (it doesn't have to rhyme) or how it is structured, and insert your line breaks. You may refer to other student samples to see how they did it, or look at your poem by Kipling.
We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!
RTI
Enrichment Projects:
Standards:
RI6.7 - Integrate information presented in different media or formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience
W6.7 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
W6.8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assessing the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for your sources
Select an aspect of the Great depression to research.
Some examples include:
Bank Runs
Unemployment
Discrimination
Breadlines & Soup Kitchens
Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
The Drought
Hoovervilles
Hobos
Orphans
Herbert Hoover
The New Deal
How the Depression effected the rich
How the Depression effected the poor
Entertainment & Music
etc...
Create a visual presentation regarding the information you learned.
Some examples include:
PowerPoint Presentation
Poster
Video
Song
Brochure
Skit
etc.
You will be expected to present your information and teach the rest of the 6th graders about what you learned. I will be recording your presentations and they will be posted to our youtube channel.
Step 1: Decide if you want to work independently, with a partner, or in a small group
Step 2: Select a topic
Step 3: Decide on what type of presentation you want to do for the class.
****At this point you need to report to Mr. Trumble to give him your:
Group Members
Topic
Presentation Format
Step 4: Do your research. Use the internet to research your topic.
Step 5: Organize your information. Identify the Main Idea, or Message, you want to teach your classmates about your topic.
Step 6: Chose what details you will use to help teach the other students about your topic.
Today we will begin working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.
Thank you
Mr. Trumble ELA: Do Now:
Write down tonight's homework
Pick up a copy of the poem from the brown table & glue it into your notebook
Homework:
Finish Paraphrasing the rules in 'If'
(If you didn't finish in class)
Activity #1
IF - By Rudyard Kipling
Standards:
RI6.4 - Determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases aa they are used in a text, including figurative language, connotative and technical meaning.
RI6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, Stanza, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas.
What do you notice about the structure(the way it’s organized)
What do you wonder about the structure?
How is the structure of a stanza different from a paragraph?
What do you notice about the punctuation?
What do you wonder about the punctuation?
What do you notice about the word choice?
What do you wonder about the word choice?
Are there any words or phrases that stand out to you? Why?
Paraphrase:
What rules does Kipling give you in each stanza?
Stanza 1 - 8 rules
Stanza 2 - 5 rules
Stanza 3 - 3 rules
Stanza 4 - 5 rules & the result of following these rules
***We will do the first part of stanza 1 together
Then you will work in small groups to analyze the rest
RTI
Enrichment Projects:
Standards:
RI6.7 - Integrate information presented in different media or formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience
W6.7 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
W6.8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assessing the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for your sources
Select an aspect of the Great depression to research.
Some examples include:
Bank Runs
Unemployment
Discrimination
Breadlines & Soup Kitchens
Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
The Drought
Hoovervilles
Hobos
Orphans
Herbert Hoover
The New Deal
How the Depression effected the rich
How the Depression effected the poor
Entertainment & Music
etc...
Create a visual presentation regarding the information you learned.
Some examples include:
PowerPoint Presentation
Poster
Video
Song
Brochure
Skit
etc.
You will be expected to present your information and teach the rest of the 6th graders about what you learned. I will be recording your presentations and they will be posted to our youtube channel.
Step 1: Decide if you want to work independently, with a partner, or in a small group
Step 2: Select a topic
Step 3: Decide on what type of presentation you want to do for the class.
****At this point you need to report to Mr. Trumble to give him your:
Group Members
Topic
Presentation Format
Step 4: Do your research. Use the internet to research your topic.
Step 5: Organize your information. Identify the Main Idea, or Message, you want to teach your classmates about your topic.
Step 6: Chose what details you will use to help teach the other students about your topic.
