These lessons focus on the skills needed to master the chosen standard and are designed to compliment the companion writing lessons.
These lessons are built to extend the skills taught in the power lessons. The intent is to allow the students to demonstrate their knowledge of the skills needed to master the chosen standard.
The Power of Because
Evidence and reasons in support of an author's ideas in a textThe Pros and Cons of Driverless Cars
Supporting our opinions with reasons and evidenceProving My Position
Supporting a position with text-based evidenceYear-Round School: An Opinion Paper
Using evidence that supports reasons in opinion writing and quoting that evidenceOrganizing an Opinion
How to develop and organize opinion writingOwning an Organized Opinion
Developing, organizing, and writing an opinion piece by researching a social studies topicThese lessons serve as a scaffold of the specific learning targets and move from the foundational level into the mastery level of the standard.
Foundational Lesson
I can understand that "point of view" in opinion writing means the "feelings," favoritism, or preference of an author.Mastery Lesson
I can express my point of view about a topic using reasons that support my opinion.