Students will decipher between a fact and an opinion. They will do a warm-up activity to help them brainstorm things they like or dislike. The teacher will highlight keywords to use when discussing opinions.
This resource was created in partnership with Dothan City Schools.
The students will listen to a read-aloud of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," and jot down opinion sentences they hear as they listen. They will learn how to write strong introductions and conclusions for their paragraphs. They will write a paragraph summarizing the wolf's opinions in the book.
Students will share opinions on topics digitally by using mentimeter.com. They will orally share opinions with a partner as they brainstorm reasons they hold the particular opinion. Students will choose from a given list of prompts to provide them with a topic for their opinion writing paragraph. They will use a graphic organizer to plan their writing for the opinion paragraph.