Opinion/Persuasive Essays

Opinion writing is underway.  We have read lots of mentor texts are are trying out some writing of our own.  We started by looking at how the kinds of writing are different.



I found a great anchor chart about beginning Opinion pieces over at The Go To Teacher.  She has a great conclusion chart also, but we aren't quite there yet.

 From Dear Mrs. LaRue

 From Earrings

 From I Wanna New Room

 From Click, Clack Moo

 From an article we found in National Geographic for Kids

Ways we can start sentences.  After we practiced writing, students read their piece aloud and I put checks next to the starters they used.

 Today we read, My Brother Dan's Delicious. It is told from the younger brother's point of view.  He has been left alone and is convinced their could be a monster in the house.  So he then clearly lists and explains why his brother Dan would be better to eat and far more delicious.  We read and made a chart as we went along.  Students kept track on their own paper also.

Students used words or pictures to record why Dan was a better eating choice.

Then we wrote our own main idea and two or three reasons to back it up.
Long hair better than short hair

XBox better than Wii

 Roblox better than Minecraft

 Playing outside instead of watching TV

 Playing with dolls is better than math

 PE is better than music

Happy Monday,
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