Opinion Writing Unit | Analyze Two Texts on the Same Topic | Fidgets at School
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If your students are struggling to connect with their writing, this is the perfect resource for your class! This resource is a set of SEVEN comprehensive opinion writing units with paired texts on a real-world scenario. These opinion writing units are perfect for upper elementary, grades 3-5, becausPrice $16.10Original Price $23.00Save $6.90
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This two-week resource is a comprehensive, highly-engaging opinion writing unit with paired texts on a real-world scenario: Should students be allowed to use fidgets at school? This opinion unit is perfect for upper elementary, grades 3-5, because it is aligned with the expectations for state writing tests.
With graphic organizers and a step-by-step process, this resource will get your students writing and including quotes from the text in no time!
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Prompt: Should students be allowed to use fidgets at school?
Included in this resource:
- Two texts representing both sides of the argument
- Constructed response questions
- Essay planning graphic organizers
- Writing an Introduction lesson
- Writing Body Paragraphs lesson
- Writing a Conclusion lesson
- Grading rubric
- Digital version
Students are taken step-by-step through the writing process while developing an opinion essay on the given writing prompt. They begin with reading two texts on a common topic. Then, they answer constructed response questions to begin noting information found in the texts. Finally, a set of graphic organizers walk them through setting up and organizing a strong opinion essay. Draft paper and publishing paper is included for them to publish their essays on!
This resource meets multiple CCSS! Some standards addressed are:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.CCSS.ELA- - LITERACY.W.5.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.A
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.B
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.C
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically). - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.D
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
This resource contains everything you need to develop critical thinking and create strong writers!
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