Day 88: 1/30/19 - D Day: The Hero's Journey & Harry Potter Chapter 3

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Today we will continue unit 3, Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Fictional Texts. We will continue reading Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Find your Hogwarts House Table and have a seat
2. Write your homework down in your agenda
3. Pick up a copy of the Hero's Journey Notes from the music stand
4. Pick up an orange, green, & yellow highlighter
Homework:

• Finish reading Ch 3 of HP & the C.O.S. 
• Complete the Venn Diagram Comparing & Contrasting the Dursley's House & the Weasley's House

Agenda

1. House Discussion Chapter 2
2. Hero's Journey
3. Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets - Ch 3

Activity #1

House Discussion

Questions to think about:
-What Happened in chapter 2?
-What notes did you take on chapter 2?
-What out of those notes did you find to be the most important?
-Did you like the note taking strategy that you used?
-What about the note taking strategy did you like or dislike?

Activity #2

The Hero's Journey

We are continuing to build our understanding of the Hero's Journey

Questions to think about:

1. How is Harry an example of a Literary Hero?
2. What stages of the Hero's Journey has Harry already gone through?
3. How do you know?

Activity #3

 Harry Potter Chapter 3

Questions to think about:

-What is similar about the two settings?
-What is different about the two settings?
-What are Harry's feeling and emotions in the different settings?

RTI

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: 
• Predicting & Questioning
• Literary Elements: 
• Characterization & Setting

Key Questions:

• Where and when does the story take place? How does the setting influence the story?
• What do you know about the main character? How? 
• Based on what they do
• Based on what they say
• Based on their thoughts
• Based on what others say about the character
• What Predictions can you make?
• What questions do you have?