Day 47: 11/16/21 - Reading & Annotating an Informational Article

 Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will learn to annotate as we read an article about How Donald Duck and The Peanuts Saved Trick-or-Treating.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write your homework in your agenda
• Take out your Independent reading book
• Take out the next 4 pages in your Unit 2 packet. I will be coming around to staple them

Homework:

• Finish Reading and Annotating the article, "How Donald Duck and Peanuts Saved Trick-or-Treating"
• Independent Read for 20 minutes

Soooo...(Name sticks)

What are you reading? 

What's it about?

What do you like about about it?

What are some of the things we will learn in unit 2. 

• Read Youtube Article
• Learn Key Terms
• Topic
• Topic Sentence
• Main Idea - Quiz on Main Idea
• Supporting Details
• Read Hurricane Katrina Article
• Learn Transitional Sentences
• Outlining an Informational an Article (to understand how it is put together)
• How to Write a summary
• Summarizing Demo/Practice
• Read Halloween Article
• Practice Annotating an Informational Article
• Practice Analyzing Main Idea & Details - Classwork Grade
• Summarizing - Counts as Quiz Grade
• Author's Purpose 
• Quiz Grade
• Text Structure
• Quiz Grade
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Classwork Grade

Activity #1

Reading, Annotating & Organizing an Informational Article

RI6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RI6.2 - Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions and judgements

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Halloween themed Comic Strips

Halloween Themed Animated Movie

Direction

Read the article, "How Donald Duck and Peanuts Saved Trick-or-Treating"

*As we read I want you to think about these questions:

1. What is each paragraph about?

2. What Questions do I have?

3. What parts do I not understand?

4. How many sections of information does this article have?

5. What is the Topic, or Main Idea?

6. What evidence makes me think that?

Step 1 - Read the Article

Step 2 - Reread the article. As we read Write small inferences, thoughts, and questions you have in the margin.

Step 3 - Underline evidence & important details

Step 4 - Highlight the topic sentence and the most important supporting detail in each category

Step 5 - Complete the Main Idea & Details Graphic Organizer.

• How many categories of information are there?
• What is the most important details/information in each category?
• Write down the most important detail/information from each category.
• Write the main idea. (Don't overlook the importance of the title in determining the main idea)

Have a great day!