Day 63: 12/9/24 - What are you Reading & Text Structure Overview

 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 share our independent reading books, and then get an overview of text structure.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write tonight's Independent work in your agenda
• Take out your Independent Reading Logs
• Pick up a copy of the new independent reading log
• Pick up a copy of the Text Structure notes
• Pick up scissors and a glue stick

Independent Work:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Complete Week 3 Day #1 of your reading log

Activity #1

Review Author's Purpose Quiz

Those that still need to take the quiz will go take it now.

Activity #2
What are you reading?

What's it about?

Question Time?

Activity #3

Overview of Text Structure

Standards:

RI6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.

Direction:

There are several different structures authors use to write texts. Today we will be learning about the 5 most common structures. 

Complete the graphic organizer using the notes below.

Notes:

Text structure is the way an author organizes, or puts together, a text

Activity #4

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