6th grade Homework 5/6-5/10

This week we will begin our research project for ELO 8. While students are preparing to write their essay next week, they will be reading feature article examples and analyzing the feature article structures: Persuasive, Cause and Effect and Problem and Solution structures. This will help students decided which structure will serve as the best structure to use when writing their ELO 8 feature article.

Monday 5/6

Read persuasive essay in Scope magazine called "Is Bottled Water Better?"

Tuesday 5/7

PERSUASIVE
Answer the following questions in your writer's notebook to help you analyze the structure of the article.

1. How does the writer hook the reader? (Hint: It is more than just the hook sentence.)

2. What facts does the writer use to convince the reader of their opinion?

3. Brainstorm 3 examples of possible persuasive headlines, subtitles or pictures to convince the reader of your opinion about bullying.

Wednesday 5/8

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Answer the following questions in your writer's notebook to help you analyze the structure of the article.

1. How does the writer hook the reader? (Hint: It is more than just the hook sentence.)

2. What causes does the writer use to convince the reader of their effects?

3. Brainstorm 3 examples of possible cause and effect headlines, subtitles or pictures to convince the reader of your opinion about bullying.

Thursday 5/9

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

Answer the following questions in your writer's notebook to help you analyze the structure of the article.

1. How does the writer hook the reader? (Hint: It is more than just the hook sentence.)

2. What problems does the writer use to convince the reader of their solution?

3. Brainstorm 3 examples of possible problem and solution headlines, subtitles or pictures to convince the reader of your opinion about bullying.

Friday 5/10

Book review final copy and book project bullying poster due Tuesday!