Day 87: 1/28/20 - C Day: The Hero's Journey & Harry Potter Ch 2

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Today we will continue unit 3, Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Fictional Texts. We will continue reading Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Find your Hogwarts House Table and have a seat
2. Write your homework down in your agenda
3. Pick up a Copy of the Hero's Journey Diagram
4. Take out an Orange, Yellow, and Green Colored Pencil
Homework:

• Finish reading Ch 2 of HP & the C.O.S. 
• Choose a new note taking strategy & use it to take notes on Ch 2

Agenda

1. Think, Pair, Share - Note Taking Strategies Ch. 1
2. Intro Hero's Journey Diagram
3. Differences between a "Hero" & a Literary Hero
4. Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets - Ch 2

Activity #1

Chapter 1: Think-Pair-Share

1. Find someone who used the same note taking strategy as you

• Discuss what happened in chapter 1 - What notes did you write down
• Discuss your note taking strategy - What did you like about it? What did you dislike about it?

2. Find someone who used a different note taking strategy.

• Discuss what happened in chapter 1 - What notes did you write down
• Discuss your note taking strategy - What did you like about it? What did you dislike about it?

Activity #2

Notes: The Hero's Journey

• What is a hero?
• What is the difference between a "hero" and a literary hero?

 

Activity #3

Read A-Loud

Ch. 2 - Dobby's Warning

• Select a new note taking strategy (This must be a different strategy from the one you tried for chapter 1)
• You will use this strategy to take notes about anything you believe to be important from chapter 2.

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: 
• Predicting & Questioning
• Literary Elements: 
• Characterization & Setting

Key Questions:

• Where and when does the story take place? How does the setting influence the story?
• What do you know about the main character? How? 
• Based on what they do
• Based on what they say
• Based on their thoughts
• Based on what others say about the character
• What Predictions can you make?
• What questions do you have?