Day #20 - 10/5/15 - Unit 1 - Learning Stations: Reading Strategies Overview, Annotating a text, Frayer Models, Responding to literature

Good Morning Sixth Graders,
    Today is an ‘E’ Day so we will go to Music. Please enter the room quietly and make sure you have all your materials. Be sure you order your lunch. Next, you may work on a madlib with the people at your table. Be sure to communicate in a quiet voice. 

                                    Thank you

                                     Mr. Trumble

Point to Ponder:  Enjoy Madlib Monday

                          

Activity #1 

Sharing Madlibs

Activity #2

#1 Guided Reading

• Reading Strategies Graphic Organizer
• Analyzing Figurative language

#2 Independent Reading

• Annotate - Figurative Language & Making Connections
• See Reading Response Notebook For types of Figurative Language
• Making Connections - Text to Text, Text to World, Text to Self

#3 Word Work

• Use your independent reading book and a dictionary to complete the Frayer model for 5 of your vocabulary words.

#4 Work on Writing

Pick a Prompt: 

1. Think about the themes of friendship, acceptance & trust. How does the author develop these themes throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
2. Think about the types of conflict in Freak the Mighty: Man vs. self, and man vs. man? How does the author develop each of these conflicts throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Outline for Writing:

Paragraph 1 - Intro

Paragraph 2 - Example #1 & Supporting Evidence
                            (Use details and text from the novel)
Paragraph 3 - Example #2 & Supporting Evidence
                           (Use details and text from the novel)
Paragraph 4 - Conclusion: Reflect & Draw to a close 

#5 Computer

• Log on to the ELA blog and Create a new post. 
• (Copy & Past the selected prompt into your blog post to help you)

Pick a Prompt: 

1. Think about the themes Friendship, acceptance & Trust. How does the author develop these themes throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
2. Think about the types of conflict in Freak the Mighty: Man vs. self, and man vs. man? How does the author develop each of these conflicts throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

When you are done with your post, read other students post and leave them a comment or question. Comments may not be the types of comments I am seeing. No more, "Nice Job" or "Good Job." See the Blogging sentence starters for proper ways to respond to other people's posts.

Homework:

Reading Log: Due Thursday October 8th