Welcome to 6 th Grade Supplemental Instruction Mrs. Frantz Please take any seat – Mrs. Frantz will be assigning you a seat in a few moments

Today’s 8/21/13 goals o Assigned Seats o Class Information o Class Folder

Today’s 8/23/13 goals o Get Your Class Folder o SAR Time o Main Idea Notes

Main Idea  The main idea is the big point (big picture) that the writer is communicating to the reader.  Can be an opinion, argument, or general statement about something.  Often the reader can find the main idea by just looking at the title or at the first paragraph of an article.  For example, a passage titled: “Why Doctors Deserve More Dollars” will include reasons for that idea.

Main Idea = A Roof?  Try to see the main idea as a roof.  It should be big enough to include everything in the reading passage…  But it shouldn’t be too big for the text.

Today’s 8/27/13 goals o Get Your Class Folder o Review Main Idea Notes o Supporting Details Notes o SAR Time – Always at the end!!!

Supporting Details  Supporting details in the text or within a paragraph should tell us more about the main idea.

General Versus Specific  The main idea is a general one.  The supporting ideas in the passage are specific ones.  Ex: Which word is the most general: Potato or Vegetable?

Supporting Details  Supporting details prove the value of the main idea. What are they here? Homeless people have many problems. In winter, it’s hard to stay warm and it gets too hot in summer. It’s also hard to keep things safe without a home. Worst is the lack of privacy.

Today’s 8/29/13 goals o Review Supporting Details Notes o Steps for Finding Main Idea/ Supporting Details o SAR Time

Mrs. Frantz’s Steps For Main Idea and Supporting Details  Read the entire article.  Ask yourself: What was the article about? What point was the writer trying to make? – Your answer=Main Idea  Look back through the article to find proof of your main idea. Usually, there is at least one item in each paragraph.  The proof that you find = Supporting Evidence

Today’s 9/3/13 goals o Review Steps for Finding Main Idea/ Supporting Details o 2 Articles – Class Practice o SAR Time

Today’s 9/5/13 goals o Two Column Notetaking Information o SAR Time

Today’s 9/9/13 goals o Review Two Column Notetaking Information o Start “Hurricanes” article – Modeling of Two-Column Notetaking o SAR Time

“Hurricane” Article Evidence/DetailsMain Idea  Names for Hurricanes  India/Australia – cyclones  North Pacific/Philippines – typhoons  Atlantic - hurricanes  Qualities of  MPH  1” of rain/hour  Effects ocean tides  Causes property damage

“Hurricane” Article Evidence/DetailsMain Idea  Hurricane Formation  Water above 80 degrees  Late summer/early autumn for the U.S.  Winds create thunderstorms (tropical disturbances/tropical waves).  Warm water evaporates, forming clouds and releasing heat – “heat engine”  Results in a drop in air pressure & the formation of a hurricane

“Hurricane” Article Evidence/Details Main Idea  How long?  Most last less than a week  They die out when they hit cooler water – no more “heat engine”

Today’s 9/11/13 goals o Finish Two-Column Notes for “Hurricanes” o SAR Time

Today’s 9/13/13 goals o Read “Tornadoes” article – students help taking Two Column Notes Together

“Tornadoes” What is a Tornado? air that spins in a circle from a thunderstorm and goes down to the ground tornadoes are very dangerous, they can destroy buildings, uproot trees and even pick up and move cars an average of 1,000 tornadoes are reported nationally each year

How do Tornadoes form? most tornadoes are created from thunderstorms to form a tornado you need warm moist air and cool dry air to combine when these air masses meet the air in the atmosphere is not stable “Tornadoes”

There are many different shapes and looks for tornadoes. funnel shape multiple vortices nearly invisible, with a swirling of dust at the ground level “Tornadoes”

Today’s 9/17/13 goals o Watch Tornadoes Video o 5.sci.ess.watcyc.downdraft/ 5.sci.ess.watcyc.downdraft/ o Finish “Tornadoes” article – students help taking Two Column Notes Together o SAR Time

Today’s 9/19/13 goals o Read “Liquefaction” article o Start 2-Column Notes - Individually o SAR Reading time

Solid to Liquid in the Blink of an Eye:

Solid to Liquid in the Blink of an Eye: What is liquefaction? Process of changing a substance into a liquid Occurs during earthquakes when sediments and groundwater are mixed and shaken = causes damage!

What happens? If the ground below “liquefies” and the soil above can’t hold the buildings, they will sink. Sometimes pressure causes the mixture of sand and water to erupt out of the ground like small volcanoes.

Solid to Liquid in the Blink of an Eye: Landslides Liquefaction might be the cause of some landslides.

What is being done to help prevent liquefaction? Scientists are studying liquefaction to help reduce the damage it causes. Solid to Liquid in the Blink of an Eye:

Today’s 9/23/13 goals o Finish “Liquefaction” 2-Column Notes – Turn in to Mrs. Frantz o Reading Time