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

Day 127: 4/13/23 - Harry Potter Chapter 13 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 13, 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 13

Homework:

• Finish reading chapter 13 (if not done)

Activity #1

Lit. Circle Discussion Chapter 13 

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:

• What do Harry and Ron find in Myrtle's bathroom?

• Who does the item belong to?

• How does Lockhart plan to celebrate Valentine's Day?

• Who sends Harry a Valentine?

• How does Harry figure out how to work the diary?

• What does Harry learn from T.M. Riddle when he uses the diary?

• What is the creature that was thought to be the monster from the Chamber of Secrets?

• Who opened the Chamber of Secrets 50 years ago?

• If you were Harry how would react to the news about Hagrid?

Activity #2

The 45 Second Summary Challenge

Directions: 

Today you will write your summaries on the computer and submit them through google classroom.

 

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 126: 4/12/23 - Harry Potter Chapter 13 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

8:40 – 8:58 Homeroom

9:00 – 9:20ish Specials

9:20ish – Homeroom teachers will pick up their HR from specials and walk them across the street to the HS Auditorium

9:30 – 10:30ish Assembly at Jr/Sr High School

10:45 ish – 11:25 Town Hall Meeting/play outside

11:27 – 12:08 Music Block

12:10 – 12:40 Lunch

12:43 – 1:06 Block 1

1:09 – 1:32  Block 2

1:35 – 1:58 Block 3

2:01 – 2:25 Block 4

2:28 – 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 get our 13th Lit Circle job and read chapter 13.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

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

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 13 & Complete your Lit Circle Job 

Activity #1

Reading Chapter 13

 &

Ch. 12 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?

• What do Harry and Ron find in Myrtle's bathroom?

• Who does the item belong to?

• How does Lockhart plan to celebrate Valentine's Day?

• Who sends Harry a Valentine?

• How does Harry figure out how to work the diary?

• What does Harry learn from T.M. Riddle when he uses the diary?

• What is the creature that was thought to be the monster from the Chamber of Secrets?

• Who opened the Chamber of Secrets 50 years ago?

• If you were Harry how would react to the news about Hagrid?

Day 125: 4/11/23 - Harry Potter Chapter 12 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 12, 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 12

Homework:

• Finish reading chapter 12 (if not done)

Activity #1

Lit. Circle Discussion Chapter 12 

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:

• What does the sorting hat tell Harry?
• What happens to the bird in Dumbledore's office?
• What is special about Fawkes the Phoenix?
• Do you think Harry should tell Dumbledore about the voice? Explain?
• If you were Harry would you tell Dumbledore about the voice?
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione drink the Polyjuice potion on Christmas. How do you spend your Christmas?
• Who do Harry, Ron, and Hermione turn themselves into with the Polyjuice Potion?
• How long will they have before they turn back into themselves?
• What happens when they drink the potion?
• What do Harry and Ron learn from Malfoy?
• In the end what does the polyjuice potion do to Hermione?
• If you were Harry, Ron, or Hermione what would you do next?

Activity #2

The 45 Second Summary Challenge

Directions: 

Today you will write your summaries on the computer and submit them through google classroom.

 

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 124: 4/10/23 - Harry Potter Chapter 12 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 12th Lit Circle job and read chapter 12.

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble       

Do Now:

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

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 12 & Complete your Lit Circle Job 

Activity #1

Reading Chapter 12

 &

Ch. 11 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?

• What does the sorting hat tell Harry?
• What happens to the bird in Dumbledore's office?
• What is special about Fawkes the Phoenix?
• Do you think Harry should tell Dumbledore about the voice? Explain?
• If you were Harry would you tell Dumbledore about the voice?
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione drink the Polyjuice potion on Christmas. How do you spend your Christmas?
• Who do Harry, Ron, and Hermione turn themselves into with the Polyjuice Potion?
• How long will they have before they turn back into themselves?
• What happens when they drink the potion?
• What do Harry and Ron learn from Malfoy?
• In the end what does the polyjuice potion do to Hermione?
• If you were Harry, Ron, or Hermione what would you do next?