1. January 2nd to January 3rd
6th Grade Literature
January 2nd to January 3rd

2. Wednesday, January 2nd BOCA
Journal Prompt: What did you do over winter break?
Today’s Agenda
Go over classroom standards
Discuss newspaper project due date
Complete the newspaper project
Library Day!
If done with this project, you will be researching Jack London and completing a worksheet on him.

3. Thursday, January 3rd BOCA
No journal
On the vocabulary sheet, answer the 9 pre-reading questions by circling if you agree or disagree with the idea.
Sit quietly when you are done!

4. Essential Question and Objective
How do I write a text-based analysis essay that analyzes and responds to fiction or nonfiction texts with relevant, well-chosen evidence and with control of focus, organization, content, style, and mechanics?
Define 8 TDA-based vocabulary terms and 9 Passage- based vocabulary terms for unit 3.

5. Text Dependent analysis Essay
4-5 Paragraphs
Answers the question and provides your own personal words AND words directly from the story (EVIDENCE) to prove your answer

6. Text Evidence
Words from the text that back up the main point you are making in your writing or providing a clear example.

7. Supporting Claims
You must use your own words in your essay to explain your point.
You cannot just use the words from the story.

8. Well Organized, Structured Essay…
INTRODUCTION: Answers the question, Explains what you will write about. Does not say, “I am going to write about…”
BODY PARAGRAPHS: Support your answer with your own words, and examples from the text (text evidence).
CONCLUSION: The text was IMPORTANT and your ANSWER WAS IMPORTANT, why? How can you tie it all together to MEAN SOMETHING?

9. Transition Words
words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Transitions help to make a piece of writing flow better.
Ex. Another, In addition To, Finally, For Example …

10. Author’s Purpose The reason –WHY- an Author Writes
Persuade or Convince
Inform
Entertain

11. Point of View The position from which the story is being told.
Is the character telling the story? Or is a Narrator? Is it a person or an animal?

12. Inference
A conclusion made based on things you already know

13. Broad
Covering a large area, wide

14. Someone who looks for gold
Prospector
Someone who looks for gold

15. Powerful or strong images in the mind
Vivid
Powerful or strong images in the mind

16. Impartial
Treating everything equally, neutral

17. Pervaded Spread through and fill out a space
Ex. Everyone was excited and the feeling pervaded the room.

18. Treacherous
Dangerous or Awful

19. Prefer
To like more than other things

20. Glance
A quick, short look