Themes Collage Rubric

Theme Collage Project

Part 1-You will be required to pick out a minimum of six pictures and/or words that represent one theme in your book.

 

Part 2- After completing your collage, you are to write a paper in which you will discuss the theme that were shared in your project.  The format of this paper should be as follows.

1- Introduce your book with a brief review of the plot, and also what theme you are highlighting from your story. What does this theme mean to you 

2- Body Paragraph- Share three pieces of evidence from your book with page numbers (quotes not necessary) that show how this theme is relevant to your story.

3- Closing paragraph that reviews the theme discussed in the story.  This paragraph should end with a connection about how these themes can connect to the real world.  Also write about how understanding these themes can help you understand specific aspects of the book.

 

 

 

Rubric-

Collage-

A minimum of 6 words and pictures are artfully displayed and organized on the folder given.  (10 pts)

Less than 6 words or pictures are displayed.  Items are not organized .  (5 pts)

Paper-

Introduction of an adequate theme- (10 pts)

Storyline blurb- (5 pts)

Paragraph 2-

First piece of evidence (10  pts)

Second piece of evidence (10 pts)

Third piece of evidence (10 pts)

Closing Paragraph

Review of your theme (5 pts)

Connection to your world and understanding (10 pts)

Election 2016!

Today, we're going to find out a bit about our two presidential candidates and their issues.


In order to find out more about each of these categories, and where Donald Trump and Hillary stand, please click on the tab below.


http://www.timeforkids.com/news/understanding-issues/463771

Welcome Reading AE 6th graders!!

Hi Everyone- Below are our Sign Post Reading strategies that you should be monitoring throughout your books.  Please make sure that you read them over and always be aware of your learning and understanding of text why you're reading! 

Compare and Contrast

•A contrast between what a character was expected to act like, and then what they actually do.

–Helps you to understand character development, internal conflict,  and theme

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–Follow- up question might be, “Why does this character feel this way?"

Aha Moment

-This moment reveals change for the character or the setting.

-“Suddenly, I understood…”

-“In an instant, I knew…”

-(clues you into plot, conflict, and character development)

Tough Questions

•These are the tough questions that a character faces.

-Clues from the text include…

-‘What could I possibly do to…’

-‘How could I ever understand why he…’

-**Looking at tough questions gives you insight into Theme and Character Development.

Words of the Wiser

•These are statements or advice or insight from a wiser (often adult) character in the book.

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•This usually will take place at a quiet or solemn moment in the book.

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•Clues you into ‘Theme’, ‘Internal Conflict’ and ‘Character Relationships’.

Again and Again

•Recurring images, events or words often reveal insight into a character’s motivation or theme.

–This should make you (the reader) think- why is the author doing this?

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–**Clues for this are repeated images, phrases or words.

AE Research Report Rubric- Current event and Fiction

Paragraph 1-  (20 pts)

-Share a brief synopsis of your independent reading book that you’ve read.

- Complete the paragraph by mentioning the “real life” current event topic that is involved in your story.  Write a sentence or two about why this topic is important to your plot and its’ characters.

 

Paragraph 2- (20 pts)

• Transition into how this topic is related to the real world. Identify a current event and write about it. Summarize and inform.         

 

Paragraph 3- (20 pts)

• Your using 2 different articles that you have found, so keep going here.. Dig further

Paragraph 4- (25 pts)

• Analyze and reflect on the current event that you have located.

Paragraph 5- (15 pts)

-Review your story’s topic that you connected to the current event. 

- Conclude your paper with a strong statement or claim. (We’ll be reviewing this in class)

 

**The visual part of the project will be worth 50 pts.  There will be a separate rubric to this shared next week.

Single Gender Ed- Great website- thanks Peter!

http://aubreyhodgeeducationportfolio.weebly.com/uploads/9/7/4/7/9747337/faqs.pdf

Should kids be forced to play sports- Socratic Seminar on Friday!!

Our first article for our Socratic seminar... check it out below:

http://grownandflown.com/push-kids-to-play-team-sports/

Socratic Seminar Friday!

Let's get ready for our Socratic Seminar... Comment on your thoughts about Single Gender Education.

Avroch's Awesome AE Poetry Slam Party: Wednesday, April 27th

Next Wednesday, we will start our Poetry Slam Party!
Your first job is to pick a poem from the following list:
http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous_poems/top_100_famous_poems.aspx


After you pick a poem, start analyzing, reading and memorizing it- Make It Your Own.

Next Wednesday we will be judging who our Poetry Slam King or Queen will be!

You will be graded and judged on the following items:
-Fluency (how do you sound when you're reading the poem?)
- Memorization (were you able to memorize a part of the poem?)
-Overall presentation
-Analysis (were you able to show that you understood what the poem meant?)

Good Luck to everyone, and have fun!

Socratic Seminars on Thursday

This Thursday, we'll be having our first Socratic Seminar in Reading AE..
Our first reading group will be having a discussion about the Pro's and Con's of Homework.
Our second group will be focusing on the Pro's and Con's of Single Gender Education.


For extra credit, please bring an article of your own in order to site during The Seminar.
Don't forget to 'dress your part'!

Themes collage

More visualizations!!

Our readers created some awesome pieces where they showed some important scenes from their books. Great effort everyone!!

Visualizations!

TOR Readers Rock!!

Welcome to Reading AE- Congratulations on making it to the 2nd half of 6th grade!! I'm looking forward to finishing up the year with all of you. If you like to read, you'll love our class.. if you don't love to read, what's wrong with you?  Just kidding.  I'm hoping to help you learn to love reading.. Heck you do it every day, without even thinking about it: Outside of school, you're reading texts, newspapers, television ads, SnapChats, Tweets, etc.  

More importantly, I want you to learn to appreciate literature so that you could:
-   Become smarter- that's right, smart people read!
-   Increase your vocabulary!
-   Learn to have a new form of entertainment!
-   Have an open-minded and knowledgeable outlook on the       world!

For our class, you will be expected to have:
-A pack of Post-Its- regular sized
-A reading journal
-2 writing implements
- A folder with your reading log
-A silent reading reading book 

While we won't have homework very often in the class, if you do miss a session, you will be required to read 30 minutes on your own time, and will have to fill in your reading log.  I will also be posting reminders, resources, extra credit assignments, and upcoming project due dates here on the blog- so make sure that you check in regularly.

This is going to be a great winter and spring, I can't wait to get started!