Opinion Writing Lesson: Hooks & Introductions, Grades 3-5

"This essay is about recess." Or: "Have you ever wished recess lasted all day?" Which one makes you want to read on? In about 40 minutes, students learn the three jobs of an introduction: draw the reader in, name the topic and state the opinion.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on all 16
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Model Page, 1 page
• Writing Practice, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers, a scored model 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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