Day #77 - 1/13/15 - Unit 2: Lesson 18 - 20

Good Morning 6th Graders,

      I hope you all had a Marvelous Monday. . Today is a ‘C’ day, so we will go to both Library and Technology. Please use your homeroom time to 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: 

What do you like to do when it is this cold outside?

For Unit 2: Lesson 18-20

• I can us my graphic organizers to draft the two body paragraphs describing  how a theme is communicated in the Cronus myth and in The Lightning Thief, including how mythology is important today.

Activity #1 

Use the structure of the Model Essay

to draft the body paragraphs of our literary analysis.

Activity #2

Peer Critique

Use the NYS Writing Rubric to Provide feedback to a writing partner.

Activity #3

Final Draft

Create a final draft of your Literary Essay on loose leaf paper. Be sure you include a complete heading and write as neatly as you can. 

Homework:
Lesson 20 Page 13

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.