Day 124: 4/3/19 - D Day: Intro to Lit Circles & Chomp Ch 1 & 2

Good day 6th Graders,

          Today we will begin our last novel, Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen. We will learn how literature circles work, and about the different roles each of you will have.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Put your Homework from last night in the Red Bin
2. Pick up a copy of Chomp
3. Write down tonight's homework

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 1 &2
• Complete your Literature Circle Job (Due Tomorrow)

Activity #1

***Block 1 only needs to glue in the "Writing a Research Essay" Graphic Organizer

Ch 1&2 Lit Circle Discussion

Standards

RL6.3 Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes
RL6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words & phrases

First:

• Glue in Lit Circle Packet and get your Group Members 
• Glue in Reading Assignments Page
• Glue in Roles for Lit Circle Jobs
• Review the Overview of Roles

Review Expectations

Rules for Lit Circle Discussions:
The Discussion Director is in charge. They facilitate the conversation.
Sharing goes in this order:
1. The summarizer
2. The Character Captain
3. The Vocab Enricher
4. The Conflict Evaluator
5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer
6. The Illustrator (If your Group has 7 People
7. The Discussion Director
* Be sure to use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning
* Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion

• When you share, REMEMBER TO USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! 
• When you share it is your job to get the rest of the group involved. 
• The best way to do this is to ask questions, like: what do you think, how did this make you feel, etc. Use open ended questions.

Job Order:

1. Discussion Director

2. The Summarizer
3. Character Captain

4. The Vocab Enricher

5. The Conflict Evaluator

6. The Mood & Tone Analyzer

7. The Illustrator (Only if your group has 7)

*We will now begin to read Chapter 1 & 2 aloud*

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

Exit Ticket:

• What an inference about today's reading.