Digital Agenda: Wednesday, 5/28!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1.  Do article (+Summarize R.C.) and activity for "Civil War and Reconstruction: Equal Rights for All" on TeenBiz3000.

Do Now in Notes App (10 mins.)
What have you learned about your research topic so far?  What do you still want to know?

Objectives:

Students will...

use digital tools to produce and publish my work. use the internet to interact and collaborate with my peers on writing projects. conduct short research projects that use several sources to answer a specific question.

Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

Whole Class: 

Do Now: Think-Pair-Share
TeenBiz Mini Lesson

Collaborative Group, Differentiated Instruction

Rotation 1, Lexile Levels 255-600
How to make inferences and draw conclusions
Guided Practice, complete an example together
Partner Research, in pairs (may move seats, same partners as yesterday)
Complete Research Paper Packet p. 5
- What did you learn?
-How does it connect to the legend?
-Why is it important?

***COLLECT PACKETS***

Possible Topics
What is a quest?
Who was Guinevere?
What was Camelot?
What is Excalibur?
Who was King Arthur?

Rotation 2, Lexile Levels 605-1225
How to make inferences and draw conclusions
Guided Practice, complete an example together
Partner Research, in pairs (may move seats, same partners as yesterday)
Complete Research Paper Packet p. 5
- What did you learn?
-How does it connect to the legend?
-Why is it important?

***COLLECT PACKETS***

Possible Topics
Who was King Arthur and how did he become king?
How does the word "chivalry" connect to the Knights of the Round Table?
What is the significance of the shape of the Round Table?
What kind of quests did the knights take?
How were King Arthur and Guinevere connected?

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