Day 62: 12/12/23 - Author's Purpose Practice

   Homeroom:

          Good Morning, I hope you are all having a great day. Please use this time to get ready for your day.

Do Now:

1. Check that your homework is done
2. Check to see if you have all your materials
3. Sharpen pencils

ELA:

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Today we will practice identifying author's purpose and take some time for independent reading.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write tonight's Independent work in your agenda
• Open your notebook to your notes on Author's Purpose
• Log in to your computer and go to my google classroom

Independent Work:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Complete your reading log
• Be prepared to answer these questions tomorrow: What are you reading? What's it about? What do you like about it?

Activity #1

Identifying Author's Purpose Practice

Standards:

RI6.6 Determine an author's point of view, or purpose, in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text

Directions:

Complete the Author's Purpose Practice. Be sure you use your notes from yesterday to help you. 

NOW... I am going to put you in a random group and you will complete the practice. 

Activity #2

Independent Reading

Directions:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Complete your reading log each day
• Be sure to write down what happened in that day's reading. 
• Choose one word to be your "Word of the Week"
• Complete the "Word of the Week" portion of your reading log
• You will hand in your reading log next Monday

Have a great day!