The goal of opinion writing is for students to write an essay giving their opinion on a specific topic or idea. Students will provide multiple evidence from the text to support their opinion.

SAGE Opinion Essay Rubric 3-5.docx

Opinion Writing Rubric

Students will be trained on this rubric, and will grade writing samples using this rubric. This rubric will also be used to grade opinion papers submitted by the students.

Opinion Writing Checklist 2.docx

Writing Checklist

Students will use this to track their progress on their writing assignments. Students will ensure that these items have been completed prior to submitting a paper for grading.

four square opinion.pdf

Opinion Writing Organizer

This is the graphic organizer I will use in class to help the students with organizing their essays.