After this lesson you should know / understand how to utilize a t-chart to determine their argument and reasons.
M.U.G.
Strengthening Opinion Statements:
Avoid using "I"
Do not include reasons
Ensure it is strong
Students will complete a worksheet to see if they can determine a strong opinion statement as well as strengthen the weaker ones.
Generating Topics:
So far we've spoken about how persuasive paragraphs are organized and how we can use a planning sheet to organize our thinking. Now you are moving on to writing paragraphs about your own topics.
We know that we need to brainstorm topics when we begin any writing, so we will do that now.
Your goal is to brainstorm a list of topics. Don't censor yourself, write down everything you can; you don't have to write about everything on your list.
General topic Ideas:
Animals
Experiences
Rules/Privileges
Items
Technology
Food
Sports
Activities/Hobbies
You are looking for between 10-15 topic ideas. You will give you the opportunity to share your topics with some classmates to add more to your list.
From Topics to Opinion Statements (Worksheet):
Look through your topic list.
Select a topic that you would like to write about.
Think about an opinion you have about that topic.
Test out your opinion by thinking about reasons you could use to explain your opinion.
Record your opinion statements in a complete sentence.
Students that complete their list can begun on a persuasive paragraph planner.
You can use this list for ideas for topics.
Students will share their opinions to determine if they have succeeded in crafting strong opinion statements.