Day 134: 3/24/23 - NY State Test & Harry Potter Movie Part 2

Homeroom:

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

Do Now:

1. Check that you have an independent Reading Book
2. Make sure you have used the bathroom
3. Sharpen your pencils

Schedule:

Schedule:

8:40 – 8:58 Homeroom

9:00 – 11:25 NYS ELA Assessment

11:27 – 12:08 Music Block

12:10 – 12:40 Lunch

12:43 – 1:52 HP & the C.O.S. Movie Part 2

1:55 - 2:35 Specials

2:38 – 3:00 WIN

3:00 – 3:25 Choice Time

ELA:

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will watch the second part of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Day 133: 4/21/23 - NY State Test & Harry Potter Movie Part 1

Homeroom:

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

Do Now:

1. Check that you have an independent Reading Book
2. Make sure you have used the bathroom
3. Sharpen your pencils

Schedule:

8:40 – 8:58 Homeroom

9:00 – 11:25 NYS ELA Assessment

11:27 – 12:08 Music Block

12:10 – 12:40 Lunch

12:43 – 1:52 HP & the C.O.S. Movie Part 1

1:55 - 2:35 Specials

2:38 – 3:00 WIN

3:00 – 3:25 Choice Time

ELA:

Good day 6th Graders,      

        Please sit at your house table and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will watch the first part of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write down your homework

Homework:

• Write your chapter 15 summary on google classroom

Day 132: 4/20/23 - Practice Online NY State Test

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 and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will practice for the NY State ELA Test.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

• Write down your homework
• Go to our classroom blog on your chromebook

Homework:

• Write your chapter 15 summary on google classroom

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.  We will look at one of the written response questions together.

Day 131: 4/19/23 - Harry Potter Chapter 15 Reading

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 and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will get our 15th Lit Circle job and read chapter 15.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

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

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 15 & Complete your Lit Circle Job 
• Write your chapter 15 summary on google classroom

Activity #1

Reading Chapter 15

 &

Ch. 14 Best Question

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:

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?

• 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?

Day 130: 4/18/23 - Harry Potter Chapter 14 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 14, 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 14

Homework:

• Finish reading chapter 14 (if not done)

Activity #1

Lit. Circle Discussion Chapter 14 

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 is the most important part of this chapter?
• 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?
• Vocab Enricher - Pick a word. Take your group to the page. Have someone read the sentence. What do you guys think this word means? 
• Conflict Evaluator - What conflicts did you identify in this chapter? Why was this a conflict?
• 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:

• If you were Harry, Ron, or Hermione what would you think about the news that Hagrid was the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets?
• What happened to the diary?
• Where does Hermione go when she thinks she has "it" all figured out?
• What happened to Hermione?
• Why do Harry and Ron use the invisibility cloak?
• If you had an invisibility cloak what would you do with it?
• Who is Cornelius Fudge?
• Why does he come to Hogwarts?
• What happens to Hagrid?
• When Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge are in Hagrid's hut, who shows up?
• Why is he there?
• What happens to Dumbledore?
• What advice does Hagrid give to Harry and Ron?
• What do you think is going to happen at Hogwarts now that Hagrid and Dumbledore are both gone?
• Harry has now lost his smartest ally, Hermione, and both of his mentors, Hagrid and Dumbledore? The only person Harry has left is Ron. What would you do next if you were Harry?
• Harry loses three very important people in his life in this chapter. Have you ever lost an important person in your life? Who was it? What happened, and how did it affect you?

Activity #2

The 45 Second Summary Challenge

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

Day 129: 4/17/23 - Harry Potter Chapter 14 Reading

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 and make sure you have all your materials. Today we will get our 14th Lit Circle job and read chapter 14.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

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

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 14 & Complete your Lit Circle Job 

Activity #1

Reading Chapter 14

 &

Ch. 13 Best Question

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:

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?

• If you were Harry, Ron, or Hermione what would you think about the news that Hagrid was the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets?
• What happened to the diary?
• Where does Hermione go when she thinks she has "it" all figured out?
• What happened to Hermione?
• Why do Harry and Ron use the invisibility cloak?
• If you had an invisibility cloak what would you do with it?
• Who is Cornelius Fudge?
• Why does he come to Hogwarts?
• What happens to Hagrid?
• When Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge are in Hagrid's hut, who shows up?
• Why is he there?
• What happens to Dumbledore?
• What advice does Hagrid give to Harry and Ron?
• What do you think is going to happen at Hogwarts now that Hagrid and Dumbledore are both gone?
• Harry has now lost his smartest ally, Hermione, and both of his mentors, Hagrid and Dumbledore? The only person Harry has left is Ron. What would you do next if you were Harry?
• Harry loses three very important people in his life in this chapter. Have you ever lost an important person in your life? Who was it? What happened, and how did it affect you?

Day 128: 4/14/23 - Field Trip To Howe Caverns

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Today you will be going on our field trip to Howe Caverns. Remember we are going out in public and you are representing your community and your school. So make sure you are on your best behavior. Be respectful and responsible at all times. 

Do Now:
1. ***Use the bathroom***
2. Make sure you have any snacks and/or lunch items with you

Schedule:

9:00 - 11:00   Bus Ride to Howe Caverns

11:00 - 2:00    Lunch & Tours

2:00 - 4:00    Bus Ride back to School