Day 115: 3/21/18 - C Day: Practice Responding to Multiple Choice State Test Questions

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Believe it or not the Common Core State tests are right around the corner. Today we will practice answering multiple choice state test questions. Pick any seat you would like, but be sure to choose wisely. Do not sit next to someone who will get you in trouble

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Pick up a copy of Pit Ponies

2. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
3. Bring me your copy of Harry Potter

Homework:

Finish "Ring of Horses" 

Activity #1
Preview Videos to Better Understand some of the Environmental Issues that Humankind is dealing with.

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Environmental Issues mentioned in the Video

The Climate Crisis

Deforestation

Clean Water

Animal Preservation

Maintaining Ecosystems

Destruction of natural support systems

Tropical Forests

Burning Fossil Fuels

The Logging Industry

Animal Extinction

Clean Air

Coastal Erosion

Climate Change

Global Warming

Protecting the Rain Forests

Ocean Life

Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Save the Polar Bears

Stop the Glaciers from Melting

Save the Environment

Save our own Future (Felix)

You can Change the Future

Activity #2
Preparing for the NY State Common Core Test

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 or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details

RL6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings

RL6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text & contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Day 1 - Multiple Choice

Day 2 - Multiple Choice & Short Written Response & Essay

Writing Rubrics

Key Question: How will my writing be evaluated on the New York State Common Core Test?

The 2 Point Rubric: 

Used on all short answer written responses

The 4 Point Rubric: 

Used on all essay written responses

Practice Test - Day 1: Multiple choice

• Pit Ponies
• Ring of Horses

Directions: Read the passage and answer the multiple choice questions that follow. 

Tips to do your best

• Read closely
• Reread
• Work Carefully
• Take your time
• Check your answers
• Go back into the text
• Highlight evidence
• Preview questions

RTI 

Complete The Lost Dutchman Mine