Day 71: 1/3/19 - C Day: Publishing Poetry Day 1

Good Morning 6th Graders,      

       As we continue unit 2 we will be typing and illustrating poetry for publication.

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

• Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework

Homework:

• Finish your design for the cover
• Don't forget to bring in your treats for Friday

Activity #1
(You do)

Typing your poetry

• W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
• W6.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

Directions:

• Open a Microsoft word document
• Type the title of your poem
• Type the stanza's of your poem
• Use return/enter to insert line breaks
• Type "By (Your Name)" at the end of your poem.
• Use the tools in word to select the font, font size,  spacing, and alignment.
• Make sure your poem can fit on one page. See a teacher if you can't make it fit
• Leave room for an illustration
• Get your poem checked by a teacher prior to printing
• PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAVE YOUR POEMS IN YOUR FOLDER!!

When you finish print two copies of your poem. One goes to me, and you keep one for the poetry reading. 

You will then need to illustrate your poem that you gave to me. I will be using these to put in the anthology of poetry. Use colored pencils or crayons. ****NO MARKERS!!!****

Optional: If you want you can think of a design for the cover of our book of Poetry. Create a preliminary design on a piece of scrap paper. Then create a final copy on card stock paper. See me to get the card stock. We will be voting on the best design to put on the front cover and the back cover.

*On the cover you must put the words 

"Anthology of Poetry 2019" 

Include your "Block #"

Somewhere

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.