Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

OpinionWriting Tools

Table of ContentsTeacher Notes 4

Sample Opinion Topics 6Instructional Suggestions 7

Cooperative Learning Pair Up amp Switch 11Cooperative Learning Conversation Game 22

Sentence Frames for Each Component of Opinion Writing 39Opinion vs Reason Sort 46Paragraph Templates 51Opinion amp Reason Web 60Introduce Your Topic 70State Your Opinion 74

Supply Reasons amp Using Linking Words 79Point of View 83

Supporting Detail 87Provide a Concluding Statement 91

Paragraph Sorts Introduction Reasons Conclusion 94Writing Prompts for Assessment 99

Checklist amp Samples 108copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Teacher NotesBooks for Opinion Writing

I create a bulletin board with the components explicitly featured I use this board to teach and reference the components of opinion writing

Note the book covers are Amazon Affiliate links

These books are great to introduce the concept of opinion and help students analyze reasons for an opinion I use them at the beginning and throughout the unit Listed below is a

blog post with more opinion writing mentor texts

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Table of ContentsTeacher Notes 4

Sample Opinion Topics 6Instructional Suggestions 7

Cooperative Learning Pair Up amp Switch 11Cooperative Learning Conversation Game 22

Sentence Frames for Each Component of Opinion Writing 39Opinion vs Reason Sort 46Paragraph Templates 51Opinion amp Reason Web 60Introduce Your Topic 70State Your Opinion 74

Supply Reasons amp Using Linking Words 79Point of View 83

Supporting Detail 87Provide a Concluding Statement 91

Paragraph Sorts Introduction Reasons Conclusion 94Writing Prompts for Assessment 99

Checklist amp Samples 108copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Teacher NotesBooks for Opinion Writing

I create a bulletin board with the components explicitly featured I use this board to teach and reference the components of opinion writing

Note the book covers are Amazon Affiliate links

These books are great to introduce the concept of opinion and help students analyze reasons for an opinion I use them at the beginning and throughout the unit Listed below is a

blog post with more opinion writing mentor texts

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Teacher NotesBooks for Opinion Writing

I create a bulletin board with the components explicitly featured I use this board to teach and reference the components of opinion writing

Note the book covers are Amazon Affiliate links

These books are great to introduce the concept of opinion and help students analyze reasons for an opinion I use them at the beginning and throughout the unit Listed below is a

blog post with more opinion writing mentor texts

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Opinion StandardsThe second grade common core standard for opinion writing is 2W1 Write opinion pieces that introduce a topic state an opinion supply reasons that support the opinion use linking words and provide a concluding statement or section

The third grade common core standard for opinion writing is 3W1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts supporting a point of view with reasons

3W1A Introduce the topic or text they are writing about state an opinion and create an organizational structure that lists reasons 3W1B Provide reasons that support the opinion 3W1C Use linking words and phrases (eg because therefore since for example) to connect opinion and reasons 3W1D Provide a concluding statement or section

While providing reasons that are supported by facts and details are not required until 4th grade I have included them in a few places within this resource

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Blog Posts to Support This UnitI have written a series of blog posts to support this unit Each blog post has additional instructional strategies pictures and ideas to expand your opinion writing unit

In this cooperative learning strategy provide each student with a prompt or response Half the students will get prompts and the other half will get

responses Although the strips are different sizes I suggest printing them on different colored paper so that itrsquos easier to ldquofindrdquo a partner and easier for you

to see how students pair up

I tell students that they must pair up with someone who has a strip of a different color The student with the prompt reads hisher question The

student with the response answers the question using a response that makes sense

Students switch strips of paper and then find a new partner Switching strips of paper guarantees that all students practice both listen to and speaking the

prompts and responses

Pair Up amp Switch

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The Conversation Game is a whole-group or small group opinion-giving game in which students choose a card and tell their opinion Its purpose is to help students develop oral proficiency in stating opinions and supplying reasons before being asked to do so in writing Students can play this game at the beginning of the unit but it can also be repeated throughout the unit as

studentsrsquo skills with opinions develop further Play the game at the beginning of the unit by having students simply state opinions As they become better

at supplying reasons play the game again with that added requirement

Included are prompts sentence frames and a game board for small group use You will need a die and student markers

Conversation Game

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Sentence FramesOn the following pages are sample sentence frames for a variety of

purposes Use them as a springboard to get your students started on opinion writing However be sure to have students practice without the sentence frames so that they can practice writing without scaffolding

Students can also use the response strips from the Pair Up and Switch game as an additional cache of sentence frames

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Opinion or Reason SortDiscuss with students the difference between an opinion and a reason Generally an opinion states an option you would prefer while a reason shares a fact about that option that makes it appealing to you This is very similar to a factopinion sort Irsquom interpreting the facts as reasons for the opinion Also some reasons could be interpreted as opinions in the broader sense Sort the whole-group

opinionreason cards to help model the difference between the two

The other component to this sort is that students have to match the reason with the opinion Be sure that students understand the matching component I also make sure that my students understand that they cannot glue down the card until they

are completely done with the sorting and matching

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Paragraph TemplatesThe following paragraph templates provide scaffolding for students to

construct their opinion paragraphs These are perfect for English learners or students who need to develop their academic language skills

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Opinion amp Reasons WebUse the following graphic organizers to help students generate a list of

reasons You can use the webs in several ways Generate a list of opinions or generate a list of reasons with examples

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Introduce Your Topic Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to introduce their topics have students practice introducing their topics with

the following worksheets

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State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

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Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

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Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

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Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

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Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

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Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

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Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

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Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

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t e r m s o f u s e

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permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

The Conversation Game is a whole-group or small group opinion-giving game in which students choose a card and tell their opinion Its purpose is to help students develop oral proficiency in stating opinions and supplying reasons before being asked to do so in writing Students can play this game at the beginning of the unit but it can also be repeated throughout the unit as

studentsrsquo skills with opinions develop further Play the game at the beginning of the unit by having students simply state opinions As they become better

at supplying reasons play the game again with that added requirement

Included are prompts sentence frames and a game board for small group use You will need a die and student markers

Conversation Game

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Sentence FramesOn the following pages are sample sentence frames for a variety of

purposes Use them as a springboard to get your students started on opinion writing However be sure to have students practice without the sentence frames so that they can practice writing without scaffolding

Students can also use the response strips from the Pair Up and Switch game as an additional cache of sentence frames

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Opinion or Reason SortDiscuss with students the difference between an opinion and a reason Generally an opinion states an option you would prefer while a reason shares a fact about that option that makes it appealing to you This is very similar to a factopinion sort Irsquom interpreting the facts as reasons for the opinion Also some reasons could be interpreted as opinions in the broader sense Sort the whole-group

opinionreason cards to help model the difference between the two

The other component to this sort is that students have to match the reason with the opinion Be sure that students understand the matching component I also make sure that my students understand that they cannot glue down the card until they

are completely done with the sorting and matching

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Paragraph TemplatesThe following paragraph templates provide scaffolding for students to

construct their opinion paragraphs These are perfect for English learners or students who need to develop their academic language skills

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Opinion amp Reasons WebUse the following graphic organizers to help students generate a list of

reasons You can use the webs in several ways Generate a list of opinions or generate a list of reasons with examples

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Introduce Your Topic Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to introduce their topics have students practice introducing their topics with

the following worksheets

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ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

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State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

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ess

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Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

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Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

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Bosc

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Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

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Bosc

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Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

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Bosc

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Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Sentence FramesOn the following pages are sample sentence frames for a variety of

purposes Use them as a springboard to get your students started on opinion writing However be sure to have students practice without the sentence frames so that they can practice writing without scaffolding

Students can also use the response strips from the Pair Up and Switch game as an additional cache of sentence frames

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Opinion or Reason SortDiscuss with students the difference between an opinion and a reason Generally an opinion states an option you would prefer while a reason shares a fact about that option that makes it appealing to you This is very similar to a factopinion sort Irsquom interpreting the facts as reasons for the opinion Also some reasons could be interpreted as opinions in the broader sense Sort the whole-group

opinionreason cards to help model the difference between the two

The other component to this sort is that students have to match the reason with the opinion Be sure that students understand the matching component I also make sure that my students understand that they cannot glue down the card until they

are completely done with the sorting and matching

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Paragraph TemplatesThe following paragraph templates provide scaffolding for students to

construct their opinion paragraphs These are perfect for English learners or students who need to develop their academic language skills

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Opinion amp Reasons WebUse the following graphic organizers to help students generate a list of

reasons You can use the webs in several ways Generate a list of opinions or generate a list of reasons with examples

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Introduce Your Topic Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to introduce their topics have students practice introducing their topics with

the following worksheets

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

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d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

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Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

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Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Opinion or Reason SortDiscuss with students the difference between an opinion and a reason Generally an opinion states an option you would prefer while a reason shares a fact about that option that makes it appealing to you This is very similar to a factopinion sort Irsquom interpreting the facts as reasons for the opinion Also some reasons could be interpreted as opinions in the broader sense Sort the whole-group

opinionreason cards to help model the difference between the two

The other component to this sort is that students have to match the reason with the opinion Be sure that students understand the matching component I also make sure that my students understand that they cannot glue down the card until they

are completely done with the sorting and matching

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Paragraph TemplatesThe following paragraph templates provide scaffolding for students to

construct their opinion paragraphs These are perfect for English learners or students who need to develop their academic language skills

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Opinion amp Reasons WebUse the following graphic organizers to help students generate a list of

reasons You can use the webs in several ways Generate a list of opinions or generate a list of reasons with examples

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Introduce Your Topic Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to introduce their topics have students practice introducing their topics with

the following worksheets

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Paragraph TemplatesThe following paragraph templates provide scaffolding for students to

construct their opinion paragraphs These are perfect for English learners or students who need to develop their academic language skills

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Opinion amp Reasons WebUse the following graphic organizers to help students generate a list of

reasons You can use the webs in several ways Generate a list of opinions or generate a list of reasons with examples

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Bosc

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bull Wha

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e Le

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Introduce Your Topic Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to introduce their topics have students practice introducing their topics with

the following worksheets

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Bosc

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e Le

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State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

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Bosc

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bull Wha

t I

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e Le

arne

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Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

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Bosc

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t I

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Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

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e Le

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Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

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Bosc

hen

bull Wha

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Hav

e Le

arne

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Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

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Bosc

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d

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

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Bosc

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bull Wha

t I

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e Le

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Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Opinion amp Reasons WebUse the following graphic organizers to help students generate a list of

reasons You can use the webs in several ways Generate a list of opinions or generate a list of reasons with examples

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Introduce Your Topic Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to introduce their topics have students practice introducing their topics with

the following worksheets

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

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ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

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ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

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Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

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ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Introduce Your Topic Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to introduce their topics have students practice introducing their topics with

the following worksheets

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

State Your Opinion Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to state their opinion have students practice stating their opinion with the

following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to state an opinion

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Supply Reasons amp Use Linking Words PracticeAfter playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to supply reasons have students practice with the following worksheets The

worksheets provide sentence starters and topics to supply reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Point of ViewThird grade standards include point of view Students need to understand both sides of the issue and choose a point of view Listing pros and cons

helps students understand both sides of an issue and develop solid reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Supporting DetailThe following pages help students develop facts and reflect on their own

lives to support stated reasons

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

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Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

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Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

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KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Provide a Concluding Statement Practice

After playing the game and introducing students to a variety of ways to provide a concluding statement have students practice providing a concluding statement with the following worksheets The worksheets provide sentence

starters and topics with which to provide a concluding statement

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Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

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ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

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Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Paragraph SortsProvide partners or individual students with the following mixed-up opinion paragraphs Have students sort the sentences and then glue them to a

piece of paper Students can then write the paragraph on a separate piece of paper and add linking words To extend the lesson have students write a

supporting detail for each each reason

copy J

ess

ica

Bosc

hen

bull Wha

t I

Hav

e Le

arne

d

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Writing PromptsFollowing are writing prompts for opinion writing Each prompt gives the

context as well as a ldquobe sure to includerdquo section that lists the components of opinion writing

On a recent assessment I realized that I hadnrsquot given students enough opportunities to reply to a prompt We had done a lot of work writing about informational texts gathering facts organizing facts writing an introductory

sentence etc but when my students saw the prompt I had a ton of questions like ldquoWhat do I dordquo Students knew what to do but didnrsquot know

how to translate the work we had been doing into application on an assessment

The writing prompts also give you good pre- mid- and post- assessment options to evaluate student writing and plan your next steps based on student work Help students identify what the prompt is asking by

highlighting key words as well as the components that need to be included in their writing

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

Checklist amp Samples

Use the following checklist to help students identify what they still need

to include in their opinion writing

Also included are samples of student writing Use these samples to teach the checklist Some writing samples include all the components some do

not It is also beneficial to use actual student writing from this year

previous years or other teachersrsquo students

When students analyze work samples it helps strengthen their own writing

because they will notice what is missing and what needs to be

changed

copy Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help

t h a n k y o u

t e r m s o f u s e

Thank you to these artists for allowing me to use their copyrighted work in my resources Click the button or link to learn more about them

y o u m i g h t a l s o l i k e

elamath social studiesholiday science

Digital Classroom ClipartLovinrsquo LitBubbly Borders amp More

KPM Doodles

Davidrsquos Simple Teaching

c o n n e c t w i t h m eJoin the What I Have Learned email list and receive exclusive

information updates and free resources to enhance your classroom Click here or the picture on the right to sign up

Jessica Boschen bull What I Have Learned 2021 By purchasing andor downloading this document you agree to the terms of use stated below All rights reserved For use in one classroom only This document cannot be redistributed without

permission No part of this document may be distributed posted on the internet copied sold or edited without the direct permission from the author You may use this with electronic distribution (Learning Management Software programs such as Google Classroom) IF password protected AND limited to a single classroom only It cannot be used for commercial purposes on

Outschool Udemy Teachable WizIQRuzuku Thinkific and similar platforms It is a violation for individuals schools and districts to redistribute edit sell or post this item on the Internet or provide it to others Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act To purchase additional licenses please visit What I Have Learned on Teachers Pay Teachers All content

of the document is copyrighted including all text graphics content and fonts All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright by their original authors

If you have any questions please email jessicawhatihavelearnedteachingcom Irsquom happy to help