Day 44: 11/10/21 - Reading Articles with Multiple Categories of Information

  Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will read an article about Hurricane Katrina and learn about transitional sentences.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write your homework in your agenda
• Take out your Independent reading book
• Get a yellow, pink, orange, and green highlighter

Homework:

• Get an Independent Reading Book
• Independent Read for 20 minutes
• Be prepared to answer these questions tomorrow: What are you reading? What's it about? What do you like about it?

Soooo...(Name sticks)

What are you reading? 

What's it about?

What do you like about about it?

What are some of the things we will learn in unit 2. 

• Read Youtube Article
• Learn Key Terms
• Topic
• Topic Sentence
• Main Idea - Quiz on Main Idea
• Supporting Details
• Read Hurricane Katrina Article
• Learn Transitional Sentences
• Outlining an Informational an Article (to understand how it is put together)
• How to Write a summary
• Summarizing Demo/Practice
• Read Halloween Article
• Practice Annotating an Informational Article
• Practice Analyzing Main Idea & Details - Classwork Grade
• Summarizing - Counts as Quiz Grade
• Author's Purpose 
• Quiz Grade
• Text Structure
• Quiz Grade
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Classwork Grade

Activity #1

Analyzing Main Idea & Details,  & Identifying Transitional Sentences of an Article with Multiple Ideas

• RI6.1 Cite textual evidence to support what the text says as well as inferences made from the text
• RI6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details, provide a summary of the text distinct from your personal opinions

Your task: Read to Identify the Main Idea

First: Glue in the Article & the Transitional Sentence Tab

Transitional Sentences move the reader from one idea to another

Step 1: Read the article titled, "Hurricane Katrina"
Step 2: Use the highlighting strategy for informational articles we learned the other day.

Topic = Yellow

Topic Sentence = Pink

Supporting Details = Orange
Main Idea (We will write the main idea in the next class)
Highlight the transitional sentences Green.

You would normally NEVER HIGHLIGHT LIKE THIS!!! We are only highlighting this way so we can see the purpose of each sentence.

Have a great day!

Day 43: 11/9/21 - **Unit 2 Begins** You tube Article & Key Terms

 Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will start unit 2 by reading a short article about youtube.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Take out your grade report
• Write your homework in your agenda
• Get a yellow, pink, orange & blue highlighter
• Open your Notebook to Unit 2

Homework:

• Get an Independent Reading Book
• Independent Read for 20 minutes
• Be prepared to answer these questions tomorrow: What are you reading? What's it about? What do you like about it?

Before we begin...Does anyone need a tab for Unit 2

What is the title of Unit 2?

Critical Analysis & Evaluation of Informational Texts

What are some of the things we will learn in unit 2. 

• Read Youtube Article
• Learn Key Terms
• Topic
• Topic Sentence
• Main Idea - Quiz on Main Idea
• Supporting Details
• Read Hurricane Katrina Article
• Learn Transitional Sentences
• Outlining an Informational an Article (to understand how it is put together)
• How to Write a summary
• Summarizing Demo/Practice
• Read Halloween Article
• Practice Annotating an Informational Article
• Practice Analyzing Main Idea & Details - Classwork Grade
• Summarizing - Counts as Quiz Grade
• Author's Purpose 
• Quiz Grade
• Text Structure
• Quiz Grade
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Classwork Grade

Activity #1

Informational Text Vocabulary

&

Analyzing Details to Determine the Main Idea

• RI6.1 Cite textual evidence to support what the text says as well as inferences made from the text
• RI6.2 Determine the main idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details

Step 1: Color Code

Topic = Yellow

Topic Sentence = Pink

Main Idea = Blue

Supporting Details = Orange

Step 2: Read the article: 

• Highlight the Topic, Yellow. Think "What important word was repeated?" Every Time you see the 'topic' word, highlight it yellow.
• Draw a box around the introduction. 
• Highlight the topic Sentence Pink 
• Highlight the details orange. Number them.
• Write the main idea in a "Thought Bubble

Have a great day!

Day 42: 11/8/21 - STAR Assessment #2

 Good Morning 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need. Today we will take the STAR Reading test and see how much you've grown sine September.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Log in to your Chromebook and go to your Clever dashboard

Homework:

• Get Grade Report Signed
• Finish Title Page for Unit 2

Activity #1

STAR Reading Assessment

Login Ex:

Username: rtrumble 

Password: 06101974RT

                               (Month, day, birth year, initials)

Tips to do your best

• Read carefully
• Reread when needed
• Take your time
• Read ALL answers before choosing one
• Use context clues
• Use process of elimination

To get to STAR:

1. Go to www.apwschools.org
2. Click on the 'Staff' tab
3. Scroll down and click on 'STAR Assessments'
4. Click on "I'm a Student"
5. Type in your user name & password
6. Write down your username & password on your log in sheet
7. Click on Take a Reading Test
8. Make sure you select ELA Mr. Trumble
9. ***If your computer asks for the monitor password, it is "admin"

or

Just sign in with clever

• DO NOT RUSH!!! 
• YOU MAY NOT use your chromebook except to complete your STAR test or past due quizzes. 
• The room should remain silent and you should remain in your seats unless it is an emergency. 
• When you are done you may Cut out, glue in, and decorate the title page for Unit 2. Colored Pencils only. 

Day 41: 11/4/21 - Literary Elements Test

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today you will use your notebook to take a test on your knowledge of the Literary Elements.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Sign into your chromebook and go to our Google Classroom
• Write down your Homework in your agenda

Homework:

• Finish the title page for Unit 2

Activity #1

Literary Elements Test

Directions:

• You can find the test on our google classroom. This will be your last assignment in Unit 1.
• Read each question and fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the word bank. 
• YOU MUST USE YOUR NOTEBOOK!!! 
• This test is not about you memorizing all of the information from unit 1. It is about your ability to use your resources. 
• EVERY ANSWER IS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!!!
• All of the words are in the word bank so make sure to spell your answers correctly. Misspelled answers will lose points. 
• You must work independently.
• I expect you to remain quiet and in your seat unless it is an emergency

***When you finish I want you to bring me your copy of Freak the Mighty. You may then independently read while the rest of your classmates finish. 

Day 40: 11/3/21 - Types of Characters & Analyzing Climax, Falling Action & Resolution

 Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will learn about the different types of characters, and finish analyzing the plot.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Take out your compare/contrast Essay and put it in the red bin
• Write tonight's homework in your agenda

Homework:

• Complete the Compare/Contrast Essay (If not done)
• Review Notes for the Literary Elements Test Tomorrow.
• Complete the Types of Characters Graphic Organizer (If not done)

Notebook Walk First!!!

Activity #1

Types of Characters

Activity #2

Analyzing the Plot's Climax, Falling Action & Resolution

Directions:

Complete the following parts of the plotline.

• Finish Climax, Falling Action, & Resolutions

Have a great day!

Day 39: 11/2/21 - Compare/Contrast Mini-Essay

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will compare & contrast the last part of the movie with the book.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Take out your compare/contrast graphic organizer
• Write tonight's homework in your agenda

Homework:

• Complete the Compare/Contrast mini essay. 

Activity #1
Movie - Freak the Mighty (Part 3)

Standards:
RL6.7 - Compare & Contrast the experience of reading a story to viewing a video, including contrasting what you "see" or "hear" when reading the text to what you perceive when you view the movie.

Directions: 

• Write 1 paragraph describing how part 3 of the book and the movie are the same.
• Write 1 paragraph describing how part 3 of the book and the movie are different
• Use I, C, E, R format
• Remember you can have multiple claims, and you should include as much as evidence as you can
• You will be required to write in complete sentences, using specific details.
• I will collect your writing at the start of class tomorrow and it will count as a quiz grade.
• You have the entire class period to work, so DO NOT RUSH! Take your time and do your best!

Important: (for part 3)

• Focus on the Literary Elements we have studied when thinking about the similarities and differences.
• Characterization - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book?
• Setting - How do the settings compare? Include the way you envisioned the setting in the book to what you see in the movie.
• ****Plot**** - This is the big one you should focus on for part 3. How do the events in the movie compare to the events in the book? You should write about the following parts of plot.
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution
• Conflicts - Do the conflicts get resolved the same way in the movie as they do in the book?

Remember to use this format:

1. Introduction
2. Claim 
3. Evidence 
4. Reflection

Here is my Example from the 1st part of the book/movie:

          There are many similarities between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty”. The first similarity worth noting is the way the characters are portrayed and developed throughout the story. In the book and in the movie Max feels like he is stupid and does not have a brain.  HE lives with his grandparents because is mom is dead and his dad is in prison. In a like manner, Kevin believes he is a freak because of his physical disability. He is super smart and he talks like a dictionary in the film and in the novel. Another similarity between the book nd the movie is the plot, specifically the event where Max and Kevin go to the fireworks. In both the story and the movie the boys have an encounter with a character named Tony D. which leads to them being chased down. In this scene Kevin acts as the brain telling Max what to do, and Max acts as the body carrying Kevin. They have to work together to save each other from Tony.  Overall, I think the movie does a good job of recreating the plot from the novel for movie goers. If you like the book, you will probably enjoy the film.

          There are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty”. The first major difference between the book and the movie is the way Max and Kevin’s friendship begins. In the book their friendship begins when Max helps Kevin get a toy ornithopter out of a tree.  It is this small act of kindness that starts their friendship in the novel, but in the movie their friendship starts when Kevin becomes Max’s tutor. Kevin then gives Max money to take him to the fireworks. Another difference between the two is the setting. When reading the book I picture a small run down town, and in the movie the setting is a large heavy populated city. In my opinion the book does a better job telling the story of Max and Kevin becoming Freak the Mighty. I recommend reading the book before watching the movie. 

Have a great day!

Day 38: Compare & Contrast the Book & the Movie (Part 3)

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will watch the rest of the movie so we can compare & contrast it with the book.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda

Homework:

• Complete the Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer. 

Activity #1
Movie - Freak the Mighty (Part 3)

1 Hour 5 min - The End

Directions: 

• While you are watching you should be able to find a minimum of 5 similarities, and 5 differences. 
• You will record the similarities and differences on the graphic organizer using the Literary Elements vocabulary, such as: Setting, character, point of view, & plot - (Omit, Insert, Change) 

Important: Focus on the Literary Elements we have studied.

• Characterization - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book? 
• Setting - How do the settings compare? Include the way you envisioned the setting in the book to what you see in the movie.
• Point of View - Does the movie use the same point of view as the book?
• Plot - How do the events in the movie compare to the events in the book? Focus on the larger more important events and not the small details. Ask yourself, "Did the movie omit, insert, or change any of the plot events?" Focus on the following parts of plot.
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution
• Conflict - What struggles are Max and Kevin facing?

Writing Strategy - Constructing a written response with:

1. Introduction
2. Claim (about both the book and movie)
3. Evidence (from both the book and movie)
4. Reflection/Conclusion

Analysis of Similarities & Differences
Drafting paragraphs to write about similarities & Differences between the book & the Movie

Example:

          There are many similarities between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty”. The first similarity worth noting is the way the characters are portrayed and developed throughout the story. In the book and in the movie Max feels like he is stupid and does not have a brain.  HE lives with his grandparents because is mom is dead and his dad is in prison. In a like manner, Kevin believes he is a freak because of his physical disability. He is super smart and he talks like a dictionary in the film and in the novel. Another similarity between the book nd the movie is the plot, specifically the event where Max and Kevin go to the fireworks. In both the story and the movie the boys have an encounter with a character named Tony D. which leads to them being chased down. In this scene Kevin acts as the brain telling Max what to do, and Max acts as the body carrying Kevin. They have to work together to save each other from Tony.  Overall, I think the movie does a good job of recreating the plot from the novel for movie goers. If you like the book, you will probably enjoy the film.

          There are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty”. The first major difference between the book and the movie is the way Max and Kevin’s friendship begins. In the book their friendship begins when Max helps Kevin get a toy ornithopter out of a tree.  It is this small act of kindness that starts their friendship in the novel, but in the movie their friendship starts when Kevin becomes Max’s tutor. Kevin then gives Max money to take him to the fireworks. Another difference between the two is the setting. When reading the book I picture a small run down town, and in the movie the setting is a large heavy populated city. In my opinion the book does a better job telling the story of Max and Kevin becoming Freak the Mighty. I recommend reading the book before watching the movie. 

Directions: 

Have a great day!