Day #58 - 12/2/14 - Unit 2: Lesson 9 Wrap up

Good Morning 6th Graders,

      Let’s make today a terrific Tuesday!!! It is a ‘C’ day so we will go to Library & Technology. Please be sure that you have all your materials for Block 1, including your library books. Last, pick up an Ipad for your triad and work on the Point to Ponder. 

                        Thank you,

                        Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: What were some of the elements of mythology you saw in chapter 18? Share your book notes with a neighbor and then each of you write a question for your partner to answer regarding what element of mythology they saw. 

The Key Elements of Mythology

1. Tension between Opposing Forces in the Universe
2. A Struggle for Power
3. Explanation of the Origins of Life & the Natural World
4. Fate and Prophecy
5. Supernatural or Non-human Characters
6. A Quest or Completion of a Task

For Unit 2: Lesson 10 Part I

1. I can use details to make a claim about a theme in the myth of Prometheus. 
2. I can use a model text to guide my writing of an analytical mini-essay.
3. I can use the writing process, and the support of my teacher and peers to plan and draft my analytical mini-essay about Prometheus.
4. I can write clearly about the elements of mythology, and the theme in the myth of prometheus.
5. I can support my thinking with details from the text.

The Myth of Prometheus

Activity #1

Review the themes you saw in the Prometheus?

Go over the 'Theme' Graphic Organizer.  

****You should focus on just ONE them***

This is a correction from yesterday.

You need to pick the theme you think is the strongest!

ACTIVITY #2 

Partner Writing

Do you think you could now use your graphic organizers to write your own mini-essay, with an introduction, 2 body paragraphs, and conclusion?

Review the structure of the sample mini-essay. This can be found in your Reading Strategies Section of your notebook.

• What is the first sentence of each paragraph?
• Where is the evidence?
• What is the author’s thinking?

Sample mini-essay. THIS IS YOUR MODEL!!!!!!!!

Directions: Collaborate with a writing partner to transform the information on your graphic organizers into your own mini-essay.

You will:

• write the 1st body paragraph
• write the 2nd body paragraph
• write an introduction that introduces the body paragraphs
• write a conclusion that explains how an element of mythology connects to a theme of the myth.

Learning Stations

Block 1                             Block 2

Rotation 1

10:40 - 11:00                     1:20 - 1:40

Rotation 2

11:05 - 11:25                     1:40 - 2:00

Station 1  

Read Aloud/Guided Reading

• Tangerine - Pages 280 - 290

Station 2  

Computers/NewsELA.com (Non-Fiction/Expository)

or 

Independent Reading (Fiction)

Computers/NewsELA.com (Non-Fiction/Expository)

• Select an article and choose the level that is just the Right Level for you!
• Complete the 5 W’s Graphic Organizer
• Be Prepared to share what you read “IN THE NEWS"

Independent Reading (Fiction/Narrative)

• Remember to fill in your “Book Notes” at the end of each reading session. (Notebook checks)
• See the Criteria for your letter below

HOMEWORK: 

Criteria for Independent Reading Letter

Paragraph 1

1. Tell me the title and author 

2. Write the Gist

3. Write a brief summary

Paragraph 2

4. Describe the main character (What type of person is the main character?)

5. Make an Inference about the main character. Use evidence from the text to support your inference. 

Paragraph 3

6. Write a prediction about what you think might happen in the rest of the book.

7. Finish with a question or something that you wonder.