Day # 29 - 10 20/15 - Unit 1 - Writing (Dialogue) & Read Aloud Ch 19 & 20 Summarizing and Questioning

Good Morning Sixth Graders,
          Today is a D day. Please sharpen your pencils, order your lunch, and check your mailbox. 
        We will be reading the next 2 chapters in Freak the Mighty. We will continue to write questions and practice summarizing.

                                     Thank you

                                     Mr. Trumble

Point to Ponder:  Trivia Tuesday - Pick up a trivia card and take turns asking and answering questions with people at your table group. 

Activity #1

Writing

Activity #2

Read Aloud

  

Strategies: Questioning and Summarizing

Ch 18: Never Trust a Cripple

• Pg 117 - How would you improve Max's Christmas morning?
• Pg 120 - What do you think Iggy and Killer Kane are going to do about the cops? 

Written Response

• Summarize the events of Christmas morning (On Loose Leaf)

****Inclue a Heading****

Ch 19: Never Into the Black Down Under

• P. 123 What does Max think about the place his father takes him to on Christmas morning? How do you know?
• P. 124 accommodations
• P. 126 godforsaken
• P. 126 What do Loretta's words and actions tell you?
• P. 127 ignorant
• P. 127 What part of the plot structure begins at the end of chapter 19 and will continue into chapter 20? 

Turn and Talk

• P.127 What would you do? What would you recommend Max do? What would you want the author Rodman Philbrick do next with the plot?

Ch 20: Freak the Mighty Strikes Again

• P. 129 How do Max's words affect his dad?
• P. 129 How do Max's words give him power? 
• P. 130 What are some of the details Max remembers about his mother's murder? Analyze how carrying all this knowledge around inside of him and not saying anything would affect him. 
• P. 132 How do Freak and Max empower each other? How does this add to the theme of friendship, trust, and acceptance?
• P. 133 How do you feel about Loretta? Why?

Written Response n(Make an Inference)

• P. 134 Who is the Hero? Are both Max and Kevin Heroes? What's your evidence?
• Fill out the "Making Inferences" Graphic organizer. 
• Write a 1 paragraph response answering the question.

Include:

• Introduction (A sentence about heroes)
• Claim (Your Inference - The Bold statement answering the question directly)
• Evidence (details and quotes from the text to support your thinking - Can be one or more sentences)
• Reflect (Your own thoughts about Max/Kevin/heroes)

Homework: Reading Log Due Friday 10/23!! Read for 20 minutes and log it on the table.