Opinion Writing Lesson: Clear Opinion Statements, Grades 3-5

"The lunch bell rings at 11:30." "Fridays are the best day of the week." Which one could two friends argue about? In about 40 minutes, students learn the first move of opinion writing: an opinion says what you think, and a reader could disagree. A fact can be checked.

What's inside

• 17 slides, with speaker notes on all 17
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Model Page, 1 page
• Writing Practice, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers, "look for" notes and a day rubric
• Print-all PDF, 7 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Model Page, Writing Practice and answer key together

Answer key included

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