Day 103: 3/5/19 - C Day: Comparing & Contrasting a Story & a Movie & Harry Potter Ch. 13

Good day 6th Graders,      

     Today we will continue unit 3, Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Fictional Texts. This week we will be reading chapters 13 - 16. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down your Homework
2. Take out your Mini essay comparing & contrasting the book and the movie

Homework:

• Read Chapter 13
• Choose a note taking strategy of your choice to take notes

Agenda

1. Small Group work to evaluate & improve your Mini essay about Similarities & Differences
2. Inter-house Collaboration - Share Frayer Models
3. Read aloud Chapter 13

Activity # 1

(10 - 15 Minutes)
Evaluating Written Responses
when
Comparing & Contrasting 

a Story Presented in Different Formats

Standards:

SL6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 6 topics

W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

RL6.7 Compare & contrast the experience of reading a story to viewing a video of the text including contrasting what they see and hear when reading the text to what they perceive when they watch

Directions:

You will engage in a small group discussion about the 2 paragraph mini-essays you wrote about the similarities and differences between the book and the movie. Take turns sharing your essays with the members of your house. Give each other feedback, and then take time to make the necessary improvements. You may work with a partner from your house, or with your entire house. You will have 10 - 15 minutes to work. 

Key Questions to consider:

• What are some of the most important similarities between the book and the movie?
• What are some of the most important differences between the book and the movie?
• Why do you think that specific event is important?
• How were the characters similar/different
• How was the setting similar/different
• How were the plot events similar/different

How will my writing be evaluated?

Paragraph 1

1 - Intro

1 - Details about similarities/differences (in your own words)

1 - Evidence (or elaboration) 

1 - Reflection (Opinion statement)

Paragraph 2

1 - Intro

1 - Details about similarities/differences (in your own words)

1 - Evidence (or elaboration) 

1 - Reflection (Opinion statement)

1 - Complete sentences 

1 - Grammar & Spelling

10 - Total

Now...

Please hand in your essay to be evaluated by the teacher.

Activity # 2

(10 - 15 Minutes)
Share Frayer Models

Standards:

R6.4 Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text

SL6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 6 topics

Directions:

For this activity you will be paired up with another House. 

House Pairings 
Gryffindor & Ravenclaw
Slytherin & Hufflepuff

Present your Frayer model to your peers. Be sure to include:

1 - the word

2 - the sentence from the text where you found it

3 - the definition (in your own words)

4 - any synonyms 

5 - any antonyms

6 - an explanation of your illustration

7 - finish by asking if someone in your group can use your word in a sentence

Key Questions:

• What is one new word that you learned today?
• What is the definition of that word?
• What does that word mean?
• Do you think you could use that new word in your every day life?

Activity # 3

(10 - 15 Minutes)
Read aloud Chapter 13

Standards:

RL6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text 

RL6.2 Determine a theme of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text 
RL6.3 Describe how a particular story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes (Sequence of events) as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution

Directions:

Listen to chapter 13 as I read aloud. Record important plot events using a note taking strategy of your own choosing. Focus on events that you think will help you prove that Harry Potter is in fact a literary hero. 

Key Questions

• What events from this chapter are most important to include in a summary of the chapter? Why?
• What evidence from the text can you use to prove that Harry is a literary hero?

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: 
• Inferencing, Questioning, & Predicting
• Literary Elements: 
• Characterization, Plot, & Conflict

Key Questions:

• What do you know about the main character?
• What types of Conflicts is the main character dealing with?
• What important plot events help to push the story forward?