Day 124: 3/31/22 - NY State ELA Test & Harry Potter Chapter 9 Reading

Schedule:

9:15 – 11:00 NYS Testing (Silent in all classrooms until 11:00)

11:00 – 11:32 Block 1

11:35 – 12:07 Block 2

12:10 – 12:40 6^th grade Lunch

12:43 – 1:16 Block 3

1:19 – 1:53 Block 4

1:55 – 2:35 Specials

2:38 – 3:20 Outside/Town Hall Meeting/WIN (if we want)

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will get our 9th Lit Circle job and read chapter 9.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write down your homework
• Open your ELA Notebook to the next blank page

Homework:

• Read Chapter 9 & Complete your Lit Circle job (Due Mon 4/4)

Activity #1

Reading Chapter 9

The Rules for Lit. Circle Discussions:

1. While we read each chapter you will be expected to complete your job for that chapter. Each member of the group will have a different job, and the jobs will rotate each chapter so you will never have the same job twice in a row.
2. If we do not finish reading a chapter in class it will be your responsibility to finish the reading, and complete your job for homework. 
3. At the start of each class the following day you will engage in a literature circle discussion about the reading. 
4. The Discussion Director is in charge. They lead the conversation. 
5. You will take turns sharing, and engaging the rest of your group in a discussion about your job using questions.

Discussion Questions:

• Why didn't Harry tell Dumbledore about the voices he heard?
• What would you do about the voices if you were Harry?
• Who tells the students the story of "The Chamber of Secrets"?
• Can you retell the story of "The Chamber of Secrets"?
• Why did Salazar Slytherin leave Hogwarts?
• What is the purpose of the Chamber of Secrets?
• How would you feel after you heard the story of the Chamber of Secrets if you were a student at Hogwarts?
• What does Harry begin to worry about after he hears the legend about the chamber? (Inner conflict)
• What is Ron afraid of?
• What does Polyjuice Potion do?
• Would you be willing to drink the Polyjuice Potion? Explain?
• What do you think Harry, Ron, & Hermione should do next?
• What part of the hero's journey is Harry on?
• Who is Harry's mentor?
• Who is your mentor? (Think: what adult do you go to when you need help)
• Who are Harry's allies?
• Who are your allies? (Think: what friends do you turn to when you need help)

Day 123: 3/30/22 - Practice Online NY State Test

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Believe it or not we will be taking the NY State test tomorrow. Today we will try an online practice state test. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework

2. Take out your completed Practice test 

Homework:

• Get a good Night's Sleep
• Eat a healthy breakfast

Activity #1
Online Practice Test

Directions: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. 

Tips to do your best

• Read closely
• Reread
• Work Carefully
• Take your time
• Go back into the text
• Use the online tools
• Preview questions
• Type in complete sentences
• Include your evidence when necessary
• Always answer all parts of the question
• always use capitals and punctuation

To access the practice test go to the links tab on the left hand side of the blog.

1. Click on NYS Test Practice

2. Scroll down to Select Question Sampler. 

3. Select 'ELA'

4. Select Grade 6

5. Select Sampler 1, Sampler 2, or Sampler 3

6. Click on 'Start Test'

7. Select Continue

8. I will read through the directions and provide you with a demonstration of the online testing tools.

Your goal is to explore how to use the tools on your own, and practice answering test questions.  

Day 122: 3/29/22 - NY State Test Prep

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Believe it or not the State tests are coming up at the end of the week. Today we will practice answering multiple choice & short written response state test questions. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

• Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
• Pick up a copy of Pit Ponies from the black table in front of the room

Homework:

• Complete Practice Test

Activity #2
Preparing for the NY State Common Core Test

Standards

RL6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

RL6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details

RL6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings

RL6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text & contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

There will be 3 types of questions

1. Multiple Choice
2. Short Written Response
3. Extended Essay

Passages:

• Pit Ponies
• Ring of Horses
• The Sea Turtles Built in Compass
• Snow Way
• Shackleton's Stowaway

Directions: 

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. 

Tips to do your best:

• Read closely
• Reread
• Work Carefully
• Take your time
• Check your answers
• Go back into the text
• Use the online tools 
• Preview the questions
• Check your mechanics on written responses
• Capitals
• Spelling
• punctuation

Day 121: 3/28/22 - Harry Potter Chapter 8 Writing

 Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table, and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will participate in Lit Circle discussions about chapter 8, and compete in the 45 Second Summary Challenge.

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write Down the your homework
• Open your notebook to your job from chapter 8

Homework:

• Finish reading chapter 8 (if not already done)

Activity #1

Lit. Circle Discussions

(10-15 Minutes)

The Rules for Lit. Circle Discussions:

1. While we read each chapter you will be expected to complete your job for that chapter. Each member of the group will have a different job, and the jobs will rotate each chapter so you will never have the same job twice in a row.
2. If we do not finish reading a chapter in class it will be your responsibility to finish the reading, and complete your job for homework. 
3. At the start of each class the following day you will engage in a literature circle discussion about the reading. 
4. The Discussion Director is in charge. They lead the conversation. 
5. You will take turns sharing, and engaging the rest of your group in a discussion about your topic/job.

The Order for Sharing:
1. The Summarizer
2. The Character Captain
3. The Vocabulary Enricher *
4. The Conflict Evaluator *
5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer *
6. The Discussion Director

• When you share it is your job to get the rest of the group involved. 
• USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! 
• Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Why does Harry get into trouble with Filch?
• What kinds of things do you get into trouble for at home?
• Who invites Harry to their Deathday party?
• Do you think he made the right decision? Would you go to the party? Why, or why not?
• Harry hears the voice again and he tries to follow it. What would you do if you were Harry?
• What does Harry find when he follows the voice?
• How would you react to the writing on the wall, and Mrs. Norris being petrified?
• What do you think the teachers/Dumbledore should do?
• Should Hogwarts be closed? Explain.
• What should Harry do about the voices? What would you do?

Activity #2

Best Question

(5 minutes)

• When we play "Best Question" your classroom teacher acts as the judge. 
• Each house picks 1 representative to read the question they think is best, and then the student leads the discussion. 
• After all 3 houses have led the discussion for their question the teacher will award house points for the question they think is best.
• The points are entirely up to the teacher, and they may choose to award more or less points based on the strength of your questions.
• Some days all Houses will earn points, while other days only one house might earn points. It all depends on you and the quality of your efforts. 

Activity #3

The 45 Second Summary Challenge

(20 Minutes)

Directions:

Today you will write your summary independently on Google classroom and hand it in for a quiz grade.

Welcome to the 45 Second Summary Challenge. In this challenge you will work with the members of your house to write a summary of the chapter. You will have 15 minutes to write. Each person will write their own summary in their notebooks. Your summaries can be exactly the same, or you can write them in your own words.  

Each house will choose a representative to read their summary out loud. The representatives from each house will take turns reading their summaries out loud. They will have just 45 seconds to read their summary. I will act as the impartial judges and award points for the best summaries.

The summary will be written on the page right next to your Lit Circle job. (We will set this page up together) 

Your summaries should include:

• the main idea (think mood/big idea)
• the most important details from the chapter
• reflection (Your own thoughts about the events of the chapter)

As you are working I will come around to provide you with support. I might ask you questions like:

• What does your summary need to start with?
• Have you written the main idea?
• What did you write for your main idea?
• What details are you including?
• Why are those details important?
• Have you used any transitional words to connect your thoughts and sentences? 
• Are there any places where you should use transitional words or phrases.
• What are your thoughts on the events of the chapter? (reflection)
• What do you think about what you read? 
• How do these events show that Harry is a literary hero?
• Capitals, Periods, Grammar, & Sentence Structure

YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO FOLOW THE RULES OF WRITING. 

• Indent the first sentence
• All other lines are lined up on the margin line
• Words go on the line
• Put spaces between your words
• Proper capitalization
• Punctuation
• Spelling matters (You should not be spelling words from the book incorrectly, especially character's names)
• Neatness

How will I earn points for my Hogwarts House?

Points are at the discretion of the judge but here is an approximation of how the points might work out.

1st Place = 30 pts

2nd Place = 20 pts

3rd Place = 10 pts

4th Place = 5 pts

Day 120: 3/25/22 - Harry Potter Chapter 8 Reading

 Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will get our 8th Lit Circle job and read chapter 8.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write down your homework
• Open your ELA Notebook to the next blank page

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 8 & Complete your Lit Circle Job

Activity #1

Reading Chapter 8

The Rules for Lit. Circle Discussions:

1. While we read each chapter you will be expected to complete your job for that chapter. Each member of the group will have a different job, and the jobs will rotate each chapter so you will never have the same job twice in a row.
2. If we do not finish reading a chapter in class it will be your responsibility to finish the reading, and complete your job for homework. 
3. At the start of each class the following day you will engage in a literature circle discussion about the reading. 
4. The Discussion Director is in charge. They lead the conversation. 
5. You will take turns sharing, and engaging the rest of your group in a discussion about your job using questions.

Discussion Questions:

• Why does Harry get into trouble with Filch?
• What kinds of things do you get into trouble for at home?
• Who invites Harry to their Deathday party?
• Do you think he made the right decision? Would you go to the party? Why, or why not?
• Harry hears the voice again and he tries to follow it. What would you do if you were Harry?
• What does Harry find when he follows the voice?
• How would you react to the writing on the wall, and Mrs. Norris being petrified?
• What do you think the teachers/Dumbledore should do?
• Should Hogwarts be closed? Explain.
• What should Harry do about the voices? What would you do?

Day 119: 3/24/22 - Harry Potter Chapter 7 Writing

 Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table, and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will participate in Lit Circle discussions about chapter 7, and compete in the 45 Second Summary Challenge.

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write Down the your homework
• Open your notebook to your job from chapter 7
• Take out your Signed Grade Report. (Each Signed Grade report is worth 5 points. Each missing grade report is minus 10 points)

Homework:

• Finish reading chapter 7 (if not already done)
• Complete your chapter 7 summary on google classroom

Activity #1

Lit. Circle Discussions

(10-15 Minutes)

The Rules for Lit. Circle Discussions:

1. While we read each chapter you will be expected to complete your job for that chapter. Each member of the group will have a different job, and the jobs will rotate each chapter so you will never have the same job twice in a row.
2. If we do not finish reading a chapter in class it will be your responsibility to finish the reading, and complete your job for homework. 
3. At the start of each class the following day you will engage in a literature circle discussion about the reading. 
4. The Discussion Director is in charge. They lead the conversation. 
5. You will take turns sharing, and engaging the rest of your group in a discussion about your topic/job.

The Order for Sharing:
1. The Summarizer
2. The Character Captain
3. The Vocabulary Enricher *
4. The Conflict Evaluator *
5. The Mood & Tone Analyzer *
6. The Discussion Director

• When you share it is your job to get the rest of the group involved. 
• USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! 
• Each member is expected to contribute to the discussion

Discussion Questions:

• What stages of the Hero’s Journey has Harry gone through already? Explain. Level 2
•  What is a Mudblood? Level 1
• Who do Harry, Ron, & Hermione go to for help when Ron's spell backfires? Level 1
• How do you think Harry, Ron, & Hermione should have handled Draco and the rest of the Slytherin Quidditch team? Level 2
• What did Harry have to do for detention? Level 1
• What did Ron have to do for Detention? Level 1
• Which one would you prefer? Why? Level 2
• Harry & Ron have to serve detention for flying the car to Hogwarts. Have you ever received a detention? If so, what for? Level 3
• What happened while Harry was serving his detention? Level 1
• What would you do if you were Harry and you heard the voice? Level 2

Activity #2

Best Question

(5 minutes)

• When we play "Best Question" your classroom teacher acts as the judge. 
• Each house picks 1 representative to read the question they think is best, and then the student leads the discussion. 
• After all 3 houses have led the discussion for their question the teacher will award house points for the question they think is best.
• The points are entirely up to the teacher, and they may choose to award more or less points based on the strength of your questions.
• Some days all Houses will earn points, while other days only one house might earn points. It all depends on you and the quality of your efforts. 

Activity #3

The 45 Second Summary Challenge

(20 Minutes)

Directions:

Today you will write your summary in your notebook like always, however for homework you need to type up a final copy of your summary and hand it in on Google classroom for a quiz grade.

Welcome to the 45 Second Summary Challenge. In this challenge you will work with the members of your house to write a summary of the chapter. You will have 15 minutes to write. Each person will write their own summary in their notebooks. Your summaries can be exactly the same, or you can write them in your own words.  

Each house will choose a representative to read their summary out loud. The representatives from each house will take turns reading their summaries out loud. They will have just 45 seconds to read their summary. I will act as the impartial judges and award points for the best summaries.

The summary will be written on the page right next to your Lit Circle job. (We will set this page up together) 

Your summaries should include:

• the main idea (think mood/big idea)
• the most important details from the chapter
• reflection (Your own thoughts about the events of the chapter)

As you are working I will come around to provide you with support. I might ask you questions like:

• What does your summary need to start with?
• Have you written the main idea?
• What did you write for your main idea?
• What details are you including?
• Why are those details important?
• Have you used any transitional words to connect your thoughts and sentences? 
• Are there any places where you should use transitional words or phrases.
• What are your thoughts on the events of the chapter? (reflection)
• What do you think about what you read? 
• How do these events show that Harry is a literary hero?
• Capitals, Periods, Grammar, & Sentence Structure

YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO FOLOW THE RULES OF WRITING. 

• Indent the first sentence
• All other lines are lined up on the margin line
• Words go on the line
• Put spaces between your words
• Proper capitalization
• Punctuation
• Spelling matters (You should not be spelling words from the book incorrectly, especially character's names)
• Neatness

How will I earn points for my Hogwarts House?

Points are at the discretion of the judge but here is an approximation of how the points might work out.

1st Place = 30 pts

2nd Place = 20 pts

3rd Place = 10 pts

4th Place = 5 pts