Today in ELA 11/30

Learning Goals:
~I can apply strategies to become an active reader.
~I can determine the figurative and literal meaning of words and phrases based on how they are used in a text.
~I can explain how the characters respond or change as the plot advances.

Class Activities:
Connector Notes
Read Egypt Game Chapter 7 

Discussion Questions:

Chapter 6:  “Eyelashes and Ceremony”

• Why is April having trouble concentrating the day before school is to begin?

• Why is Melanie having trouble concentrating?

• What does Melanie take from April’s room?  How?

• How do the sixth graders at Wilson respond to April?

• What nickname do Toby and Ken give to April?  Why is it important?

• What do Isis and Nefertiti represent?

• How are the rituals of the Egypt game recorded?

• What is the Crocodile Stone?  What do the girls do with it?

Homework:
~Finish Prisoners of Fear (pg 67-79) 
~Write 3 connections 

Today in ELA 11/24

Learning Goals:
~I can apply strategies to become an active reader.
~I can read and comprehend literature at the sixth grade level.

Class Activities:
Artful Artist- Go over
Read Egypt Game Chapter 5 Together (In Group)
What are some challenges that the main characters are facing?  

I am Grateful for:


Homework:
~Chapter 6
~I am grateful for...

Today in ELA 11/23

Learning Goals:
~I can apply strategies to become an active reader.
~I can read and comprehend literature at the sixth grade level.

Class Activities:
Response to Literature
Word Wizard- Go over
Read Egypt Game Chapter 3 Together (In Group)
Explain Artful Artist Role

Response to Literature:
What information about April was revealed in the illustrations on pages 18 and 19? Use evidence from the picture and the text to support your answer.  

Homework:
~Chapter 4
~Artful Artist Role for Ch. 3 or Ch. 4

Today in ELA 11/20

I Can...
~use evidence from the text to support my analysis of what the text says and inferences I make. 
~read literature at the sixth grade level.

Egypt Game
Read Chapter 1 Together
Model Word Wizard
Begin Chapter 2 Together

Vocabulary
enthroned
ornate
cultivated
quavered
reincarnation

Literature Circle Role
Word Wizard
Word, Page, Definition, Drawing/Diagram

Homework
Finish Chapter 2 and Word Wizard Role

Today in ELA 11/17

I Can...
~write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique 
~organize a logical event sequence and incorporate thoughts and feelings

Writing Workshop
Narrative Prompts
1. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Write a narrative about a time when you did something you thought you could not do. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story.

2. Anne Frank said, "Whoever is happy will make others happy too." Use this quote to write about a particularly happy memory.  

3. Booker T. Washington wrote, "Success isn't measured by the position you reach in life. It's measured by the obstacles you overcome." At some time or other, we all face obstacles. Think of a time that you faced an obstacle and overcame it. Explain what happened and what you did to overcome the obstacle. Make sure to use the quote in your response.

Independent Writing
Use story mountain to write narrative
Incorporate sensory details
Make sure the setting and characters are well-developed
Craft a powerful ending
Revise and Edit using Narrative Checklist

Homework:
Type Narrative

Today in ELA 11/16

I Can...
~write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique 
~organize a logical event sequence and incorporate thoughts and feelings

Writing Workshop
Narrative Prompts
1. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Write a narrative about a time when you did something you thought you could not do. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story.

2. Anne Frank said, "Whoever is happy will make others happy too." Use this quote to write about a particularly happy memory.  

3. Booker T. Washington wrote, "Success isn't measured by the position you reach in life. It's measured by the obstacles you overcome." At some time or other, we all face obstacles. Think of a time that you faced an obstacle and overcame it. Explain what happened and what you did to overcome the obstacle. Make sure to use the quote in your response.

Independent Writing
Use story mountain to write narrative
Incorporate sensory details
Make sure the setting and characters are well-developed
Craft a powerful ending

Homework:
Finish writing narrative

Today in ELA 11/12

I Can...
~write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique 
~organize a logical event sequence and incorporate thoughts and feelings

Writing Workshop
Narrative Prompts
1. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Write a narrative about a time when you did something you thought you could not do. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story.

2. Anne Frank said, "Whoever is happy will make others happy too." Use this quote to write about a particularly happy memory.  

3. Booker T. Washington wrote, "Success isn't measured by the position you reach in life. It's measured by the obstacles you overcome." At some time or other, we all face obstacles. Think of a time that you faced an obstacle and overcame it. Explain what happened and what you did to overcome the obstacle. Make sure to use the quote in your response.

Missing Links
Incorporate transition words into narrative

Independent Writing
Use story mountain to write narrative

Homework:
Highlight Transition words in writing piece

Today in ELA 11/10

I Can...
~write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique 
~organize a logical event sequence and incorporate thoughts and feelings

Writing Workshop
Narrative Prompts
1. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Write a narrative about a time when you did something you thought you could not do. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story.

2. Anne Frank said, "Whoever is happy will make others happy too." Use this quote to write about a particularly happy memory.  

3. Booker T. Washington wrote, "Success isn't measured by the position you reach in life. It's measured by the obstacles you overcome." At some time or other, we all face obstacles. Think of a time that you faced an obstacle and overcame it. Explain what happened and what you did to overcome the obstacle. Make sure to use the quote in your response.

Story Mountain
Top- External Events
Bottom- Internal Thoughts/Feelings (Sensory details)
Turn and Tell your story mountain to a friend
Add dialogue to your story mountain

Lead:
Begin your lead/exposition
Use your notes from 10/1

Homework:
Finish lead

Today in ELA 11/9

I Can...
~write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique 
~organize a logical event sequence and incorporate thoughts and feelings

Writing Workshop
Narrative Prompts
1. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Write a narrative about a time when you did something you thought you could not do. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story.

2. Anne Frank said, "Whoever is happy will make others happy too." Use this quote to write about a particularly happy memory.  

3. Booker T. Washington wrote, "Success isn't measured by the position you reach in life. It's measured by the obstacles you overcome." At some time or other, we all face obstacles. Think of a time that you faced an obstacle and overcame it. Explain what happened and what you did to overcome the obstacle. Make sure to use the quote in your response.

Brainstorming
List small moments for each prompt

Story Mountain
Top- External Events
Bottom- Internal Thoughts/Feelings

Homework:
Complete a Story Mountain for your narrative

Today in ELA 11/6

I Can...
~write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique 
~organize a logical event sequence and incorporate thoughts and feelings
~use dialogue, descriptions, and pacing to develop events and characters
~leave the reader with a powerful ending

Writing Workshop

Story Endings
Notes in MePad

Exit Ticket
Change and identify the new ending

Blackout Poem

Homework:
Blackout Poem

Today in ELA 11/5

I Can...
~write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique 
~organize a logical event sequence and incorporate thoughts and feelings
~use dialogue, descriptions, and pacing to develop events and characters
~leave the reader with a powerful ending

Writing Workshop

Story Endings
Notes in MePad

Mrs. Gabriel
Read Aloud & Identify Endings

Exit Ticket
Change and identify the new ending

Blackout Poem

Homework:
Blackout Poem