Day #75 - 1/8/15 - Unit 2: Lesson 16

Good Morning 6th Graders,

      It is an ‘E’ day today, so we will go to Art. Please make sure you use your homeroom time wisely and get ready for your day. Don’t forget to sharpen your pencils and order your lunch. Last, pick up an Ipad and work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: 

At the end of the Lightning Thief why do you think Percy has so much trouble deciding whether to stay year round at Camp Half-Blood or going home to live with his mother and going on to the 7th grade? What would you do if you were Percy? Be sure to explain your reasoning.

For Unit 2: Lesson 16

• I can identify the structure, argument, and specific claims in a model essay
• I can use details to determine a theme of The Lightning Thief that connects with the theme I determined in the Cronus myth.

Activity #1 

Studying the structure of a Model Essay

We will be reading a sample literary essay. In the sample the author writes about a theme in the Prometheus myth and the Lightning Thief. When you go to write your own essay you will be writing about a theme from the Cronus myth and The Lightning Thief.

Key Question:

• In the learning Targets what does the word structure mean?

Directions:

Work with your triad group members to discuss the questions about the structure of the model essay. Record your responses in your reading strategies section of your binder.

Key Questions:

• What is the model essay mostly about?
• What is the author’s argument, or central claim?
• Can you label the 4 parts?
• What is the author trying to tell you in the introduction?
• What does the first body paragraph include?
• How is the 1st body paragraph structured?
• What does the second body paragraph include?
• How is the 2nd body paragraph structured?
• What is the author trying to tell you in the conclusion?

Activity #2

Whole group Close read of the Model Essay 

Activity #3

Determine a theme in the Lightning Thief and complete the graphic organizer?

Homework:

 Finish Theme Graphic Organizer

Learning Stations

Block 1                             Block 2

Rotation 1

10:45 - 11:05                     1:20 - 1:40

Rotation 2

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

Stations  

Guided Reading

Group # _______

Group # _______

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

• Select an article and choose the level that is just the Right Level for you! (No Sports)
• 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.