Day 110: 3/7/24 - Harry Potter Chapter 8 Writing

 Homeroom:

          Good Morning. Please use this time to get ready for your day.

Do Now:

1. Check that your homework is done
2. Make sure you have all your materials
3. Sharpen pencils

ELA:

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table. Today we will participate in Lit Circle discussions about chapter 8, and compete in the 45 Second Summary Challenge.

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write Down the your homework
• Open your notebook to your job from chapter 8

Homework:

• Finish reading chapter 8 (if not done)

Activity #1

Lit. Circle Discussions

The Rules for Lit. Circle Discussions:

1. While we read each chapter you will be expected to complete your job for that chapter. Each member of the group will have a different job, and the jobs will rotate each chapter so you will never have the same job twice in a row.
2. If we do not finish reading a chapter in class it will be your responsibility to finish the reading, and complete your job for homework. 
3. At the start of each class the following day you will engage in a literature circle discussion about the reading. 
4. The Discussion Director is in charge. They lead the conversation. 
5. You will take turns sharing, and engaging the rest of your group in a discussion about your topic/job.

The Order for Sharing:
1. The Summarizer
2. The Character Captain
3. The Vocabulary Enricher *
4. The Conflict Evaluator *
5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer *
6. The Discussion Director

• USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! 
• Summarizer - What would you include in a summary? Why? What is the most important part of this chapter?
• Character Captain - What character do you want to talk about? What did they do, say, think, feel, etc? What did we learn about this character?
• Vocab Enricher - Pick a word. Take your group to the page. Have someone read the sentence. What do you guys think this word means? 
• Conflict Evaluator - What conflicts did you identify in this chapter? Why was this a conflict?
• Mood & Tone Analyzer - What is the mood (Tone) of this chapter? Why?
• Discussion Director - Read the questions that you have already prepared
1. A Lightbulb Moment!!! - Did anything stand out to you?
2. A Question Mark - Is there anything you didn't understand? Perhaps something that you would want JK Rowling to explain?
3. A Connection - What did you learn (about yourself) from this chapter?
• Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Why does Harry get into trouble with Filch?
• What kinds of things do you get into trouble for at home?
• Who invites Harry to their Deathday party?
• Do you think he made the right decision? Would you go to the party? Why, or why not?
• Harry hears the voice again and he tries to follow it. What would you do if you were Harry?
• What does Harry find when he follows the voice?
• How would you react to the writing on the wall, and Mrs. Norris being petrified?
• What do you think the teachers/Dumbledore should do?
• Should Hogwarts be closed? Explain.
• What should Harry do about the voices? What would you do?

Activity #2

The 45 Second Summary Challenge

Directions:

Each house will choose a representative to read their summary out loud. The representatives from each house will take turns reading their summaries out loud. They will have just 45 seconds to read their summary. I will act as the impartial judges and award points for the best summaries.

The summary will be written on the page right next to your Lit Circle job. (We will set this page up together) 

Your summaries should include:

1. the main idea (think mood/big idea)
2. the most important details from the chapter
3. reflection (Your own thoughts about the events of the chapter)

As you are working I will come around to provide you with support. I might ask you questions like:

• What does your summary need to start with?
• Have you written the main idea?
• What did you write for your main idea?
• What details are you including?
• Why are those details important?
• Have you used any transitional words to connect your thoughts and sentences? 
• Are there any places where you should use transitional words or phrases.
• What are your thoughts on the events of the chapter? (reflection)
• What do you think about what you read? 
• How do these events show that Harry is a literary hero?
• Capitals, Periods, Grammar, & Sentence Structure

YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO FOLOW THE RULES OF WRITING. 

• Indent the first sentence
• All other lines are lined up on the margin line
• Words go on the line
• Put spaces between your words
• Proper capitalization
• Punctuation
• Spelling matters (You should not be spelling words from the book incorrectly, especially character's names)
• Neatness

How will I earn points for my Hogwarts House?

Points are at the discretion of the judge but here is an approximation of how the points might work out.

1st Place = 30 pts

2nd Place = 20 pts

3rd Place = 10 pts

4th Place = 5 pts

As we get farther into the unit, the point values will go up.

How will I be individually evaluated?

Your summaries will regularly be written in your notebook as practice, and they will count as a classwork grade.  However, 3 times throughout the unit your summaries will be handed in digitally (in google classroom) as a quiz grade so I can formally assess your writing.  (Chapters 5, 10, & 15)