Day 71: 12/20/19 - C Day: Publishing Poetry Day 2

Good day 6th Graders, 
     

Twas the day before Christmas vacation

and all through the school,

the children were behaving,

because it is cool.

We will have lots of fun

but respectably because,

your responsibility doesn't end,

even though the year does.

Homeroom 8:35 – 8:53

Specials  8:55 – 9:35

Locker Clean out – 9:35 – 10:00

Block 1  10:00 – 10:20

Block 2 10:23 – 10:43

Block 3  10:46 – 11:06

Block 4  11:09 – 11:27

Lunch  11:30 – 12:00

Movie/Party & Treats  12:00 – 2:20

Report to the Gymnasium at 1:50 for the Plankmas and a story

ELA:

Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework

Homework: 

• No Homework - Just enjoy your Christmas Vacation

Optional Homework:

• Bring in a treat to share at our Poetry Reading on Jan. 7 
• Optional: Finish your design for the cover
• Remember on the cover you must put the words:
  "Anthology of Poetry 2020" 
  
  
  Include your "Block #"

Activity #1
Sign up people to bring in treats

Activity #2
(You do)

Typing your poetry

• W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
• W6.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

Directions:

• Open a Microsoft word document
• Type the title of your poem
• Type the stanza's of your poem
• Use return/enter to insert line breaks
• Type "By (Your Name)" at the end of your poem.
• Use the tools in word to select the font, font size,  spacing, and alignment.
• Make sure your poem can fit on one page. See a teacher if you can't make it fit
• Leave room for an illustration
• Get your poem checked by a teacher prior to printing
• PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAVE YOUR POEMS IN YOUR FOLDER!!

When you finish print two copies of your poem. One goes to me, and you keep one for the poetry reading. 

You will then need to illustrate your poem that you gave to me. I will be using these to put in the anthology of poetry. Use colored pencils or crayons. ****NO MARKERS!!!****

Optional: If you want you can think of a design for the cover of our book of Poetry. Create a preliminary design on a piece of scrap paper. Then create a final copy on card stock paper. See me to get the card stock. We will be voting on the best design to put on the front cover and the back cover.

*On the cover you must put the words 

"Anthology of Poetry 2020" 

Include your "Block #"

Somewhere

Day 70: 12/19/19 - B Day: Publishing Poetry Day 1

Good Morning 6th Graders,      

       As we continue unit 2 we will be typing and illustrating poetry for publication.

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

• Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework

Homework:

• Bring in a treat to share at our Poetry Reading on Jan. 7 
• Optional: Finish your design for the cover
• Remember on the cover you must put the words:
  "Anthology of Poetry 2020" 
  
  
  Include your "Block #"

Activity #1
Sign up people to bring in treats

Activity #2
(You do)

Typing your poetry

• W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
• W6.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

Directions:

• Open a Microsoft word document
• Type the title of your poem
• Type the stanza's of your poem
• Use return/enter to insert line breaks
• Type "By (Your Name)" at the end of your poem.
• Use the tools in word to select the font, font size,  spacing, and alignment.
• Make sure your poem can fit on one page. See a teacher if you can't make it fit
• Leave room for an illustration
• Get your poem checked by a teacher prior to printing
• PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAVE YOUR POEMS IN YOUR FOLDER!!

When you finish print two copies of your poem. One goes to me, and you keep one for the poetry reading. 

You will then need to illustrate your poem that you gave to me. I will be using these to put in the anthology of poetry. Use colored pencils or crayons. ****NO MARKERS!!!****

Optional: If you want you can think of a design for the cover of our book of Poetry. Create a preliminary design on a piece of scrap paper. Then create a final copy on card stock paper. See me to get the card stock. We will be voting on the best design to put on the front cover and the back cover.

*On the cover you must put the words 

"Anthology of Poetry 2020" 

Include your "Block #"

Somewhere

RTI 

Day 69: 12/18/19 - A Day: Share Free Verse Poem & Editing & Revising Poetry

Good Day 6th Graders,
As we continue unit 2 we will work on editing and revising poetry as we prepare them for publication. 

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

• Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
• Get out your ELA notebook & turn to your Free Verse poem

Homework:

• Edit & Revise your poems.
• Optional - Design a cover for our anthology of poetry

Anthology of Poetry 

2020
Block # _____

Activity #1

Sharing your "Free Verse" poem

Standards:

SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation

Directions:
Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. 

Begin by Saying:
Hello, I would like to share my poem with you. The title of my poem is:_______________

End by Saying:
Thank you (Be sure to Pause between your poem and your thank you)

Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?

What poetic devices were used?
Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?
What poetic devices were used?

Activity #2

Editing and Revising Poetry
I can Edit & Revise my own Poetry 

• Standard W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Standard W6.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
• Standard W6.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

Steps to improve your poetry:

(Independently) 15 - 20 minutes

• Read through the poems you wrote over the last two weeks. Choose 2 of them that you would like to edit & revise, or that you would like to develop further. 
• Think about what poetic devices you can add to your poems, and input them where desired. 
• Look for places to add more similes or metaphors.
• Look for places where you can add more adjectives, or where you can create a sense of scene.
• Look for places where you can add the 5 senses, and other forms of figurative language.
• Create line breaks in your poems. Draw / where ever you think you want a line break

(With a writing partner) 15 - 20 minutes

• Share the changes you made.
• Get feedback regarding any additional improvements you can make.

(Independently) 10 - 15 minutes

• Copy over your poems for typing them in the computer lab tomorrow

Optional: If you want you can think of a design for the cover of our book of Poetry. Create a preliminary design on a piece of scrap paper. Then create a final copy on card stock paper. See me to get the card stock. We will be voting on the best design to put on the front cover and the back cover.

*On the cover you must put the words 

"Anthology of Poetry 2019". 

 Include your "Block #"

RTI

Edit & Revise Poetry

Day 68: 12/17/19 - D Day: Sharing "Seasons" Poems & Drafting Free Verse Poems

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Today we will continue working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble
ELA:

Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework
• Pick up a copy of the "Free Verse" poems & a copy of poems about peace, love, and war from the music stand

Homework: 

• Finish drafting your Free Verse Poem

Activity #1

Sharing your "Season Inside of Me" poem

Standards:

SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation

Directions:
Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. 

Begin by Saying:
Hello, I would like to share my poem with you. The title of my poem is:_______________

End by Saying:
Thank you (Be sure to Pause between your poem and your thank you)

Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?

What poetic devices were used?

Activity #2

Using Poetic Devices 
to Draft a Free Verse Poem

Standards: 

W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Part 1 - Preview Poems

Part 2 Draft your own Poem

We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!

RTI

Draft Poem

Day 67: 12/16/19 - C Day: Sharing Rules Poem & Drafting Season Inside of Me Poem

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Today we will continue working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble
ELA:

Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework
• Pick up a copy of the "Season Inside of Me" poems from the music stand

Homework: 

• Finish drafting your Season Inside of Me" Poem

Before we begin we must review the Bud, Not Buddy Test.

Written Response: Use I,D,E,R format

The majority of you lost point because you didn't include any introduction, or reflection. The other thing you need to improve on is using evidence.

Ex:

What did Bud think happened to the girl who used to live in the room?

When Bud gets to Herman E. Calloway's house he ends up sleeping in the room of a little girl. Bud thinks the girl who used to live in that room is dead. According to Miss Thomas the girl is gone, and Bud has a rule that "Gone = dead." If I were Bud I wouldn't mind sleeping in the room, especially after sleeping under a tree at the library. Bud is lucky to have the little girl's room to sleep in.

This is what a 10 point response should look like!!!

Activity #1

Sharing your "Rules" poem

Standards:

SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation

Directions:
Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. 

Begin by Saying:
Hello, I would like to share my poem with you. The title of my poem is:_______________

End by Saying:
Thank you (Be sure to Pause between your poem and your thank you)

Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?
What poetic devices were used?

Activity #2

"Seasons inside of Me"

Standards: 

W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

In poetry it is common for poets to use nature, and elements of the natural world to describe their inner-selves, feelings, moods, and personalities. The do this using similes & metaphors. 

Part 1 - Preview Poems

Part 2 Draft your own Poem

1. Begin with a season

2. Choose simile or metaphor.

3. Compare your inner self to that season using things from nature

4. Use adjectives whenever you use a noun

5. provide a sense of scene (Where)

6. Provide action (Verbs)

Example:

The Winter Inside of me 

is like a Majestic Redwood tree,

Anchored to this lonely Earth

for a thousand  years

in the quiet, peaceful, forest,

waiting for silent snowflakes

to cover it's bare branches
with a blanket of white.

**You can continue with Winter, or switch seasons**

We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!

RTI

Day 66: 12/13/19 - B Day: Poetic Devices & Drafting Poetry about Rules to ...

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Today we will begin working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble

ELA:

Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework
• Pick up a copy of the "Rules" poems from the brown table

Homework: 

• Finish drafting your own poem about 'Rules'

Activity #1

Go over the Rules in "If"

Activity #2
Drafting a Poem about Rules to live by

Standards: 

W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Who likes poetry?

Who likes music?

Think back to all the types of figurative language we learned about in Unit 1. Many of those various forms of figurative language can be found in music. 

Part 1: Poetic Devices

As you watch the video make a bulleted list of the different forms of poetic devices you see and hear.

What types of poetic devices did you see and hear in the video?

Part 2:
Think about Kipling's rules to live by, and Bud's rule to survive the Great Depression.

Now think about your life and ALL the parts of your life. 

What rules would you write?

Ex: Rules to...

• to survive 6th grade
• to survive the Great Depression
• to play hockey
• to succeed in color-guard
• to be a Packers fan
• to be a dancer
• to be a good hunter

What are your rules to __________ ?
Let's brainstorm some other things we could write rules for. 

(Notebooks)

Standard RL.6.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Now....Before you write here are two people who have also written poems giving rules to live by. The first is by Mother Theresa, a very famous woman who passed away in 1997. She gave her life to studying the bible and spreading kindness throughout the world. Here is her poem titled, "Do It Anyway." As you watch think about how her poem is similar to Kiplings. Pay attention to her rules and be prepared to share what rules you see or hear.

Here is another poem, and similar to the way Kipling wrote rules to his son, this poem was written by a mother who is giving rules to her daughter. As you watch think about how her poem is similar to Kiplings. Pay attention to her rules and be prepared to share what rules you see or hear.

(See the samples from last year's students and let them act as a guide to you as you write your own poetry)

Now..... It is your Turn!

Part 3:

• Standard W.6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Standard W.6.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Your task:

Draft a poem about your own rules to _____ .

*Unlike paragraphs, poems are written in stanzas. Stanzas use something called Line breaks. When you are writing your own poem, think about how it rhymes, (it doesn't have to rhyme) or how it is structured, and insert your line breaks. You may refer to other student samples to see how they did it, or look at your poem by Kipling. 

We will be drafting several poems throughout the week and you will be selecting at least 2 of them you want to edit/revise for our poetry reading. The Poetry Reading will be next Wednesday or Thursday. Each of you will need to get up and recite at least 2 poems to the class!! Happy Writing!

RTI

Day 66: 12/12319 - B Day: Analyzing Poetry 'If' by Rudyard Kipling

Good day 6th Graders,      

         Today we will begin working on the poetry portion of unit 2 about Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts. Please make sure you have all your materials.

                        Thank you

                       Mr. Trumble
ELA:
Do Now:

• Write down tonight's homework
• Pick up a copy of the poem from the brown table & glue it into your notebook

Homework: 

• Finish Paraphrasing the rules in 'If' 
• (If you didn't finish in class)

Activity #1

IF - By Rudyard Kipling

Standards:

• RI6.4 - Determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases aa they are used in a text, including figurative language, connotative and technical meaning.
• RI6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, Stanza, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=M6aY3Gc5QXc

How did the video make you feel?

Key Questions:

What is this poem mostly about?

What makes a poem different from a story?

Why is it important to read poetry closely?

Notice & Wonder

• What do you notice about the structure(the way it’s organized)
• What do you wonder about the structure?
• How is the structure of a stanza different from a paragraph?
• What do you notice about the punctuation?
• What do you wonder about the punctuation?
• What do you notice about the word choice?
• What do you wonder about the word choice?
• Are there any words or phrases that stand out to you? Why?

Paraphrase:

What rules does Kipling give you in each stanza?

Stanza 1 - 8 rules

Stanza 2 - 5 rules

Stanza 3 - 3 rules

Stanza 4 - 5 rules & the result of following these rules

***We will do the first part of stanza 1 together

Then you will work in small groups to analyze the rest

RTI

Paraphrasing 'If'