GRADE 6 6+1 Organization Abe and Me

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to think about

organizational structures to use in their nonfiction writing.

Students will be able to recognize that writing can be structured in several different ways:Point-by-point analysisComparison/contrastDeductive logicDevelopment of a central theme

INTRODUCTION The organization of your paper is like a

skeleton or bones of the body. You need strong organization to keep

the ideas and details in shape and make them shine.

How you begin your writing, put the details in order, and wrap up your piece are important skills that good writers develop over time.

STRONG QUALITIES IN THE ORGANIZATION TRAIT

The writing has a brilliant beginning. The writing has a mighty middle that

devlops logically. The writing concludes with an excellent

ending. The details tie together so the writing is

easy to follow.

RECAP SOCIAL STUDIES Who can tell me some of the features of

the Geography book we explored yesterday?

What organizational structure helps you to navigate your way through the text?

CHECK THIS OUT What type of structure does this book use?

How does it contrast to the informational text? I will be reading a text to you, A. Lincoln and

Me, which is fiction, but based on factual information. Although the main character of the story is made up, all information about Abraham Lincoln in the text is true. This category of literature is called historical fiction.

Listen to the organizational structure used by the author to showcase the main ideas in this historical fiction text. You will be working with this structure in greater detail later on in the lesson.

REMEMBER Writing with strong organization helps

the reader understand and connect with the ideas of the piece.

Good writing has many interesting details, and it is important to show how those ideas are related, so that writing is easy to follow.

READING ETIQUETTE Expectations: SOAR No talking or noise making Be respectful. Wait until the end of the story, then we

will discuss it detail. Are we ready?

DISCUSSION Did it have an interesting introduction? A middle that worked well? A conclusion that wrapped up all the

loose details? Most important, did the whole piece flow

easily from the beginning to end? Name some examples.

WHICH FORM OF ORGANIZATION DID THE AUTHOR USE?

Point-by-point analysis Comparison/contrast Deductive logic Development of a central theme

DOGS AND CATS“What We Know About Cats”

“What We Know About Dogs”

“What Cats and Dogs Have in Common”

“What Differences There Are Between Cats and Dogs”

A. LINCOLN AND ME Fill in graphic organizer

YOUR ASSIGNMENT You will select a person from American history whom you

find interesting and are willing to research and write about.

Use your textbooks, biographies from the library, the Internet, and other sources to gather information about this person.

You will compose a report like the Picture book we read today and present it with your box.

This is due Next Friday, October 10, 2014 You will create a box:

Side #1: a picture of the person Side #2: a picture of you Side #3: what this person is famous for Side #4: what unique talent you have, or what you aspire to

become Inside the box: something tangible that represents you and this

person have in common