Day #64 - 12/11/14 - Unit 2: Lesson 12 Part III The Fates

Good Morning 6th Graders,

     It is an ‘E’ day so we will go to Art.  Please make sure you have all your materials, including your colored pencils and independent reading book. 

     It makes me very sad that we still have not gotten the Ipod back. I hope that somehow it will still turn up. Please be sure to inform a teacher if you hear anything about it. Let’s make today a rockin' Thursday!!

                       Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: Last night you were asked to read for 20 minutes. What did you read? What was the gist?

For Unit 2: Lesson 12 Part III

• I can get the gist of my expert group myth.
• I can collect details from my expert group myth to determine a theme. 
• I can identify the criteria for strong analytical writing based on the NYS writing rubric.

Activity #1

Review 

Theseus and the Minotaur
&

The Story of Medusa and Athena

• What is the Gist of Theseus &the Minotaur?
• What is a theme you see in this myth?

• What is the Gist of Medusa and Athena?
• What is the theme?
• What evidence did you highlight to support your thinking?

Activity #2

Triad Group Reading

Key Questions:

What is the gist of The Fates?

What is a theme you see in the myth? 

(Highlight the details within the text to support your thinking)

The Fates

Activity # 3
Preview 
End of Unit Writing Prompt and Rubric

Activity #4
Read-a-Loud: Chapter 19 

What does the scene in the throne room tell you about each of the three friends: Annabeth, Grover, and Percy?

Homework:

Finish Reading Chapter 19 

& 

Complete lesson 12 page 25

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

Stations  

Guided Reading

or

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

or 

Independent Reading (Fiction)

Guided Reading

• Book Preview

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

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.