a. Introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
b. Provide reasons that support the opinion.
c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
1: Introduction to Opinion Writing
2: Choosing and Opinion Writing Topic
3: Making an Opinion Writing Plan
4: Writing a Draft: Introduction
5: Writing a Draft: Reasons and Examples
6: Writing a Draft: Conclusion
7: Revising Your Writing
8: Editing Your Writing
a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
1: Introduction to Informational Writing
2: Brainstorming and Choosing a Topic
3: Making a Plan
4: Writing an Introduction
5: Writing a Draft
6: Writing a Closing
7: Making a Table of Contents
8: Making a Glossary
a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
d. Provide a sense of closure.
1: Brainstorming a Story
2: Planning and Pre-Writing
3: Writing an Introduction or Opening
4: Writing a Draft
5: Writing a Closing or Conclusion
6: Revising
7: Editing
8: Publishing
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