Day 11: 9/20/16 - Freak the Mighty Ch. 6 & 7 and Plot

Good Morning 6th Graders,

Homeroom:       

         Today is an 'A' Day, so you will go to Gym. Please order your lunch & unstack ALL of the chairs.

ELA,

          Today is a "Whole Group" day. First, pick up your "Who Are You" shield from the red bin, cut it out, and glue it to a piece of blue or yellow card stock. See the example. Next, take out your Homework and share your responses with people at your table. If you disagree about an answer, collaborate to discuss what the correct answer is and support your thinking with evidence from the text.  

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble

Announcements: 
Newspaper Club will meet tomorrow, Wednesday at 2:40

Activity #1

Author Biography - Roddman Philbrick

• Standard RI6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Activity #2

9/20 - Plot 

• The Main events, or story sequence, in a literary work, movie, or play
• Made up of 6 distinct elements:

Activity #3

Read-aloud Chapter 6 & 7

• Standard RL6.1 - Making Inferences and using evidence to support your thinking
• Standard RL6.3 - Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of events, as well as how the character changes as the plot moves forward

Academic Discussion Questions:
Ch6

• What is the conflict for our 2 main characters in ch 6?
• What kind of conflict is it? 
• Man vs self, man vs man, or man vs nature? (Further Notes to come on 'Conflict'

Ch 7

• At this point in their friendship who is the brains?
• How do the events on pages 36 & 37 add to the theme of trust?
• What character trait is Freak showing on page 39 when he refuses to let go of Max? 
• What does this action tell you about their friendship?
• Who gave Kevin and Max the name "Freak the Mighty"?

Homework:
Finish Reading Ch 7 and annotate 3-5 events that you think could go on a plot line.