Day 67: 12/18/18 - C Day: Sharing Rules Poem & Drafting Season Inside of Me Poem

Good day 6th Graders,      

         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 6^th 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.

Step 6: Prepare your presentation

Step 7: Rehearse

Step 8: Present

How will I be evaluated?

(See Rubric)

Happy researching.