Day 123: 4/2/19 - C Day: How do Humans Interact with nature, Picking a Topic for the Learning Fair

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will be generating Quick Lists for our environmental issues and prepare for our research unit by discussing how humans interact with nature. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down your homework

Homework:

•  Complete the Primary vs. Secondary Sources activity

Schedule:

8:40 - 8:50          Homeroom

8:50 - 9:45          Block 1

9:48 - 10:43        Block 2

10:46 - 11:12      Choice Time

11:15 - 11:45      Lunch

11:48 - 12:43      Block 3

12:45 - 1:41        Block 4

1:44 - 2:14          RTI 1

2:17 - 2:47          RTI 2

2:50 - 3:15          Specials

Activity #1

Primary vs Secondary Sources

Standards

RI6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claim in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by evidence from claims that are not.
W6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, & assess the credibility of each source.

• For your research essay you will be needing 4 - 6 sources. You should get both Primary & Secondary Sources. 
• 1 to 2 sources should be from a primary source. 2 - 4 sources can be secondary sources.

Essential Question: 

So...
What is a primary source & what is a secondary source?

Primary Source - Actual records that provide firsthand accounts of events

Examples: Letters, Diary Entrees, Journals, Photographs, Interviews, Autobiographies, & Artifacts

Secondary Sources - Secondhand accounts of primary sources. They comment on, summarize, explain, report, or draw conclusions from primary sources, or other secondary sources

Examples: textbooks, encyclopedias, articles, essays, biographies, & summaries

So now......

Can you determine the difference between a primary source & a secondary source?

Directions:
Read the description of each source and determine if it is a primary or secondary source. Complete 1 - 15.

Activity #2
Pick a topic for Research

Quick Lists 

What happens when humans and nature interact?

Why should we care about Environmental Issues?
To save our own futures
Why do we research? 
To find the truth
What does that lead to?
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Essential Question #1 - How do you/humans interact with nature?

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Essential Question #2 - Topics for Research? 

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Glue in Research Project Timeline

Glue in Research Graphic Organizer

Pick a Topic - Write your topic & then Write an initial research question.

RTI