Day 126: 4/3/24 - Harry Potter Chapter 15 Writing

 Homeroom:

          Good Morning. Please use this time to get ready for your day.

Do Now:

1. Check that your homework is done
2. Make sure you have all your materials
3. Sharpen pencils

ELA:

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table. Today we will participate in Lit Circle discussions about chapter 15, and complete our final summarizing assessment.

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write Down your homework
• Open your notebook to your job from chapter 15

Homework:

• Finish Chapter 15 summary on Google classroom (if not done in class)

Activity #1

Lit. Circle Discussion Chapter 15 

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

• USE QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS! 
• Summarizer - What would you include in a summary? Why? What next? etc. Put the events in order. What is the most important part of this chapter? What's the main idea? (USE YOUR BOOK)
• Character Captain - What character do you want to talk about? What did they do, say, think, feel, etc? What did we learn about this character? Who were the most important characters? How did they impact the story? 
• Vocab Enricher - Pick a word. Take your group to the page. Have someone read the sentence. Ask, "What do you guys think this word means?" Share the definition at the end. REPEAT! 
• Conflict Evaluator - What conflicts did you identify in this chapter? Why was this a conflict? How does this conflict impact the story?
• Mood & Tone Analyzer - What is the mood (Tone) of this chapter? Why?
• Discussion Director - Read the questions that you have already prepared
1. A Lightbulb Moment!!! - Did anything stand out to you?
2. A Question Mark - Is there anything you didn't understand? Perhaps something that you would want JK Rowling to explain?
3. A Connection - What did you learn (about yourself) from this chapter?

Discussion Questions:

• A Lightbulb Moment!!! - Did anything stand out to you?
• A Question Mark - Is there anything you didn't understand? Perhaps something that you would want JK Rowling to explain?
• A Connection - What did you learn (about yourself) from this chapter?
• How does Draco react to Dumbledore being removed from Hogwarts as Headmaster?
• How does everyone else react?
• Who apologizes to Harry? Why?
• What do Harry and Ron use the invisibility cloak for in this chapter?
• Where do the spiders lead Harry and Ron?
• What do Harry and Ron learn from Aragog?
• What do the spiders in the forest do to Harry and Ron?
• How do Harry and Ron escape?
• If you were Harry or Ron, would you have followed the spiders? Explain?
• Who does Harry think the monster killed 50 years ago?
• What do you think Harry and Ron should do next?

Activity #2

The Chapter 15 Summarizing Assessment

Directions: 

 

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