Day 105: 3/7/19 - A Day: Analyzing Plot & Characters, & Harry Potter Ch. 15

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 Homework from chapter 14 & begin your house discussion about the most important events

Homework:

• Read Chapter 15
• Complete Types of Characters Graphic Organizer

Agenda

1. Chapter 14 House Discussion & 60 Summary Challenge
2. Frayer Models
3. Read aloud Chapter 15 - Types of Characters Graphic Organizer

Activity # 1

Chapter 14 House Discussion

& 
the 60 Second Summarizing Challenge

Standards:

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

RL6.3 Describe how a particular story, or plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the character responds or changes as the plot moves toward resolution.

Directions:

Collaborate with the members of your house about the events in chapter 14. Focus on the most important events that drive the story forward, as well as the events that show Harry is a Literary Hero. You will each then draft a summary for the 60 Second Summary Challenge. You will pick a representative to compete against the other houses. 

Time:
8-10 Minutes for your House Discussion
10 Minutes for Writing your Summary

Key Questions:

• What plot events from chapter 14 did you record in your notes? And why?
• How do the plot events that you recorded show that Harry Potter is a literary hero?

Remember:

**This is the criteria I am looking for in your summary**

Summaries - Should have 3 parts

1. Main Idea or Topic Sentence

2. Details - should focus on only the most important details that drive the story forward

3. Reflection - finish with a reflective statement or question.

**Now that I have modeled for you how to write a summary, and that you have had a few chapters to practice this skill on your own, you will be handing in today's summary to be graded. It will count as a classwork grade, and I will score it using our standards based scale of 1 - 4.

Scoring:

1st Place = 50 Points

2nd Place = 30 Points 

3rd Place = 20 Points

4th Place = 10 Points

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

Read aloud Chapter 15

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 15 as I read aloud. Think about the character in this chapter, as well as other character we have read about. Use your notes from October 11 about the different types of characters to analyze the what types of character each is. Fill in the "Analyzing Character Graphic Organizer

Key Questions

• What type of character is _______?
• Why do you think that way?
• 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?