After this lesson you should know / understand how to utilize a t-chart to determine an opinion and reasons.
Big Quiz 1 - Worldwide
Choose one of the following topics:
Students should be required to wear school uniforms.
Social media is making us less social.
Social media does more harm than good.
The school day should start later.
Fiction is better than non-fiction.
Modern music is better than classical music.
Complete a T-chart using Agree on one side and Disagree on the other in order to compare the different perspectives about your chosen statement. (COMPLETE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM)
Use your completed T-chart to form your opinion.
Organize your opinions and reasons onto your planner.
Add details to “stop” and support your reasons.
Add your wrap-up or concluding sentence.
Complete a second t-chart and planner with a new topic.
Students will share their writing and see how their work might have differed from their classmates.