Day 48: 11/17/21 - Summarizing an Informational Article

  Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will organize and summarize the article about How Donald Duck and The Peanuts Saved Trick-or-Treating.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write your homework in your agenda
• Get a pink and orange highlighter

Homework:

• Finish writing summary of Halloween article
• Independent Read for 20 minutes

What are some of the things we will learn in unit 2. 

• Read Youtube Article
• Learn Key Terms
• Topic
• Topic Sentence
• Main Idea - Quiz on Main Idea
• Supporting Details
• Read Hurricane Katrina Article
• Learn Transitional Sentences
• Outlining an Informational an Article (to understand how it is put together)
• How to Write a summary
• Summarizing Demo/Practice
• Read Halloween Article
• Practice Annotating an Informational Article
• Practice Analyzing Main Idea & Details - Classwork Grade
• Summarizing - Counts as Quiz Grade
• Author's Purpose 
• Quiz Grade
• Text Structure
• Quiz Grade
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Classwork Grade

Activity #1

Reading, Annotating & Organizing an Informational Article

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

RI6.2 - Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions and judgements

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Halloween themed Comic Strips

Directions:

Read the article, "How Donald Duck and Peanuts Saved Trick-or-Treating"

*As we read I want you to think about these questions:

1. What is each paragraph about?

2. What Questions do I have?

3. What parts do I not understand?

4. How many sections of information does this article have?

5. What is the Topic, or Main Idea?

6. What evidence makes me think that?

Step 1 - Read the Article

Step 2 - Reread the article. As we read Write inferences, thoughts, and questions you have in the margin.

Step 3 - Underline important details

Step 4 - Highlight the topic sentence and the most important supporting detail in each category

Step 5 - Complete the Main Idea & Details Graphic Organizer.

• How many categories of information are there?
• What is the most important details/information in each category?
• Write down the most important detail/information from each category.
• Write the main idea. (Don't overlook the importance of the title in determining the main idea)

Step 6 - Use the Main Idea & Graphic Organizer to write a summary on lose leaf paper. Remember the directions for how to write a summary on page 31 in your notebook. Include transitional words and phrases to make your writing flow smoothly from one detail to another. 

Have a great day!