Op-Ed Essay - Opinion Argumentative Writing - Civics ELA Research Project
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Use this complete op-ed argumentative essay kit to upgrade your Social Studies or ELA class with an authentic project that makes your students real agents of change in their local community!
Cultivating great writing skills isn’t hard. You just need the scaffolded, step-by-step directions and models in one low-prep, everything's-included project kit.
This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!
Greatness is sharing one's ideas with the real world to create change.
The United States holds free speech and press highly, yet so few meaningfully use it. Town halls are sorely attended, and newspapers are struggling. And social media fails at meaningful conversations.
Challenge your students to research an issue they're passionate about and write a submit-worthy op-ed essay, creating something that will influence the world beyond your classroom walls.
Included in this project kit:
- Project Steps sheet- take students from brainstorming to submitting in 6 scaffolded steps
- 5 Free Write sheets- get students going with different prompts to encourage their budding ideas and opinions
- Essay Plan sheet- solidify their ideas to prepare for a teacher conference, prior to beginning the writing stage
- News Media Research sheet- collect their source analysis as they learn more
- Essay Outline sheet- gather ideas into a clear plan and direction for essay
- Essay Overview sheet- offer action-driven directions to each part of the Op-Ed essay
- Annotated Sample sheet- provide an example of a complete Op-Ed essay
- Peer / Self Edit sheet- help to catch any aspects that need improvement
- Reflection & Rubrics sheets- give clear expectations for fast scoring (also comes in an editable Word Doc for your customization!)
- How-To Skill Sheets: Analyzing News Media Sources, Citing Evidence & Sourcing, and Creating a Works Cited
- PDF & Google files of all student materials
Note: student worksheets are available as print PDF and editable Google Docs; reference sheets are available as print PDF and uneditable Google Slides
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