Day #33 - 10/26/15 - Unit 1: Writing (Intro/Hook) Read Aloud Ch 23 & 24, Summarizing & Analyzing How Plot Unfolds toward a Resolution

Good Morning Sixth Graders,

          Today is a C day. We will go to Phys. Ed.

Please...

• Sharpen your pencils
• Order your lunch
• Check your mailbox
• Eat your breakfast

                                     Thank you

                                     Mr. Trumble

Point to Ponder: Madlib Monday. Pick up a Halloween themed Madlib. Fill in  the word list first. Then insert the words into the story. 

Activity #1
Writing
Introductions: How to write a good Hook

Activity #2

Read Aloud 
(We Do)

  

Strategies: Summarizing the Falling Action & Resolution

1. What questions do you have about the story that are still unanswered?

2. What are the conflicts we need to resolve:
(Make Anchor Chart)
Man versus man: ____________________________________________________________________________

Man versus self: ____________________________________________________________________________

3. Who are the characters we need to have a resolution for?
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
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Ch 23: The Empty Book
Key Questions

1. What does being in the ICU reveal about Kevin's Health? 

2. On the bottom of page 149 Kevin tells Max that he is not coming home in his present manifestation. What does this mean? Make a prediction.

3. Who should be more scared of the "Operation" Max or Kevin? Explain your thinking.

4. What kind of pain is Gwen in?

Ch 24: The Return of Kicker
Key Questions:

1. What happened to Kevin? How do you know?

2. How does Max react? What are the specific details?

3. Do you think what happened to Kevin is fair? Explain your thinking.

4. What's going to happen to Freak the Mighty?

5. How is setting/environment changed or different?
How is the mood/tone changed or different?

6. How has Max changed?

Synthesis: Have a Debate: What should the author have done with Kevin's character in the story?

Activity #3

Written Response
(You Do)

Written Response (Small group work - On Chart Paper)

• Write an Obituary for Kevin.
• obituary |ōˈbi ch oōˌerē|
  noun ( pl. -aries)
  a notice of a death, esp. in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person : the obituary of a friend |
  DERIVATIVES
  obituarist |-ərist| noun
  
  
  ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from medieval Latin obituarius, from Latin obitus ‘death,’ from obit- ‘perished,’ from the verb obire.

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