Day 137: 4/30 19 - A Day: Lit Circle Discussion Ch. 5 & 6

Good day 6th Graders,

          Today we will continue reading the novel, Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen. We will engage in our literature circles discussions, and begin reading the next chapters in the book

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Take out your Homework
2. Write down your homework

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 7 &8
• Complete your Literature Circle Job

Schedule

8:40 – 8:50  Homeroom

8:50 – 9:45  Block 1

9:48 – 10:43  Block 2

10:46 – 11:12  Choice Time

11:15 – 11: 45  Lunch

11:48 – 12:43  Block 3

12:45 – 1:41  Block 4

1:44 – 2:14  RTI1

2:17 – 2:47 RTI2

2:50 – 3:15  Specials

Activity #1

Ch 5&6 Lit Circle Discussion

Standards

RL6.3 Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes
RL6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words & phrases

Rules for Lit Circle Discussions:

The Discussion Director is in charge. They facilitate the conversation.

Sharing goes in this order:

1. The summarizer - Begin by sharing your summary. Take time to discuss what what included in the summary, and if anything needed to be added or removed. Be sure to focus on all the important information

2. The Character Captain - Don't just read from your graphic organizer. Share about the characters. Ask your group member what their thoughts are on the characters.

3. The Vocab Enricher - do not just tell your group member what the word means. Take them to that page in the text. Ask them what they think it means. Discuss. Then reveal what the word means

4. The Conflict Evaluator - Don't just read from your graphic organizer. Share about the conflicts. Ask your group member what their thoughts are, and if they were able to identify any other conflicts.

5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer - Don't just read from your graphic organizer. Engage your group in a discussion, maybe with a question. Ask your group member what their thoughts are.

6. The Illustrator (If your Group has 7 People) Don't just show your illustration. Explain it to your group, and tell them about the scene(s) that you thought were important to illustrate.

7. The Discussion Director - You are last because you can only engage everyone in a discussion about the questions once everyone is on the same page. Pick your best questions and allow everyone to share, and discuss.

* Be sure to use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning

* Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion

• When you share, REMEMBER TO USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! 
• When you share it is your job to get the rest of the group involved. 
• The best way to do this is to ask questions, like: what do you think, how did this make you feel, etc. Use open ended questions.

Job Order:

1. The Summarizer
2. Character Captain

3. The Vocab Enricher

4. The Conflict Evaluator

5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer

6. The Illustrator (Only if your group has 7)
7. The Discussion Director


*We will now begin to read Chapter 7 & 8 aloud*

RTI

Options:

• Reading Chomp & Completing your Lit Circle Job
• Reading & annotating Your Informational Articles

Day 136: 4/29/19 - D Day: Outlining Research Essay Day 2

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will be outlining our research essays.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down your homework

Homework:

• Work on the next 2 paragraphs of your outline for your research essay

https://youtu.be/YHVycGEs3r0

Activity #1

Outlining Your Research Essay

Goal:

You will have met today's goal when you have completed the next 2 paragraphs of your outline for your research essay

Standards:

RI6.8 - Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Directions:

First...Glue in the "Writing a Research Essay" organizer into your notebooks.

Use your graphic organizers along with the outline template to begin outlining your research essay. 

Task - You Do 

Complete the outline in preparation of drafting.

RTI

Options:

• Reading Chomp & Completing your Lit Circle Job
• Outlining Your Research Essay

Day 135: 4/26/19 - C Day: Outlining Research Essay Day 1

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will be outlining our research essays.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down your homework

Homework:

• Work on the first 2 paragraphs of your outline for your research essay

Activity #1

Outlining Your Research Essay

Goal:

You will have met today's goal when you have completed the first 2 paragraphs of your outline for your research essay

Standards:

RI6.8 - Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Directions:

First...Glue in the "Writing a Research Essay" organizer into your notebooks.

Use your graphic organizers along with the outline template to begin outlining your research essay. 

Task - You Do 

Complete the outline in preparation of drafting.

RTI

Options:

• Reading Chomp & Completing your Lit Circle Job
• Outlining Your Research Essay

Day 134: 4/25/19 - B Day:Review of Ch. 3 & 4, Reading Ch 5 & 6

Good day 6th Graders,

          Today we will continue reading the novel, Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen. We will engage in out literature circles discussions, and begin reading the next chapters in the book

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down your homework

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 5 &6
• Complete your Literature Circle Job

Activity #1

Ch 3&4 Lit Circle Discussion

Standards

RL6.3 Describe how a story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes
RL6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words & phrases

Rules for Lit Circle Discussions:

The Discussion Director is in charge. They facilitate the conversation.

Sharing goes in this order:

1. The summarizer - Begin by sharing your summary. Take time to discuss what what included in the summary, and if anything needed to be added or removed. Be sure to focus on all the important information

2. The Character Captain - Don't just read from your graphic organizer. Share about the characters. Ask your group member what their thoughts are on the characters.

3. The Vocab Enricher - do not just tell your group member what the word means. Take them to that page in the text. Ask them what they think it means. Discuss. Then reveal what the word means

4. The Conflict Evaluator - Don't just read from your graphic organizer. Share about the conflicts. Ask your group member what their thoughts are, and if they were able to identify any other conflicts.

5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer - Don't just read from your graphic organizer. Engage your group in a discussion, maybe with a question. Ask your group member what their thoughts are.

6. The Illustrator (If your Group has 7 People) Don't just show your illustration. Explain it to your group, and tell them about the scene(s) that you thought were important to illustrate.

7. The Discussion Director - You are last because you can only engage everyone in a discussion about the questions once everyone is on the same page. Pick your best questions and allow everyone to share, and discuss.

* Be sure to use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning

* Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion

• When you share, REMEMBER TO USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! 
• When you share it is your job to get the rest of the group involved. 
• The best way to do this is to ask questions, like: what do you think, how did this make you feel, etc. Use open ended questions.

Job Order:

1. The Summarizer
2. Character Captain

3. The Vocab Enricher

4. The Conflict Evaluator

5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer

6. The Illustrator (Only if your group has 7)
7. The Discussion Director


*We will now begin to read Chapter 5 & 6 aloud*

RTI

Options:

• Reading Chomp & Completing your Lit Circle Job
• Reading & annotating Your Informational Articles

Day 133: 4/24/19 - A Day: Reading Informational Articles & Tracing an Author's Argument

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Today we will continue our research by reading and annotating our articles about our environmental issues. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Write down tonight's homework
2. Take out your articles

Homework:

• Finish reading your articles & Complete the Gathering Info Graphic Organizers

Activity #1

Reading Informational Articles
& 
Tracing an Author's argument

Goal:

You will have met today's goal when you have read and annotated at least 2 of your articles

Standards:

RI6.8 - Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Direction: 

Once you have 4 - 6 resources you will use the "Tracing Arguments" graphic organizer to record important information for your research essay and project. Read each article & use one graphic organizer per article. Be sure to record all the important information from your article onto the graphic organizer, including:

- Title of the article

- Name of the resource

- Important Info

- Quality of the resource

RTI

Read

&

Annotate

Informational Articles