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75 resources with the concept opinion writing

Convince Me! A Persuasive Writing Unit for 2nd Grade Unit

Convince Me! A Persuasive Writing Unit for 2nd Grade

2nd - 4th
CCSS: Adaptable
Elementary learners are not often shy about expressing what they want, but they could use a little help organizing their arguments. Help young writers work through a series of persuasive writing exercises that emphasize the importance of...
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Text-Based Writing Writing Prompt

Text-Based Writing

4th - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Young writers need to know how to use both informational and argumentative texts to craft a response. Two writing prompts, one on the life of Ella Fitzgerald and the other on the importance of balancing extracurricular activities and...
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From Ben’s Pen to Our Lives Lesson Plan

From Ben’s Pen to Our Lives

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What would Ben do? Jumping off from the pseudonymous letters Ben Franklin fooled his older brother into publishing when he was still a teenager, young literary lovers dive into acting, writing, and addressing a local issue with wit and...
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Reading the Work of B. Franklin, Printer Lesson Plan

Reading the Work of B. Franklin, Printer

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Placing Ben Franklin’s ideas about a free press next to those embodied in the First Amendment sheds light on both. Learners interpret and compare two primary sources and then examine them in the light of a contemporary survey about...
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Editorials and Opinion Articles Lesson Plan

Editorials and Opinion Articles

6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Reading the news is fun, and that's a fact! With the lesson plan, scholars differentiate between fact and opinion as they read editorial articles. They complete a worksheet to analyze the information before writing their own editorials...
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Twelfth Night: Study Guide Activities & Project

Twelfth Night: Study Guide

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
From lonely to luggage, it would be nearly impossible to have a modern-day conversation without using words that William Shakespeare coined. A Twelfth Night study guide introduces individuals to fun Shakespeare facts as they participate...
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Pericles: Study Guide Activities & Project

Pericles: Study Guide

6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Everyone loves a great riddle, right? Everyone except for the characters in Shakespeare's Pericles, who will be killed unless they answer the king's riddle correctly. With the study guide, scholars use words coined by Shakespeare to play...
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Shakespeare in Love: Study Guide Activities & Project

Shakespeare in Love: Study Guide

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What word has two syllables and means a ray of moonlight? If young readers guessed moonbeam, they are correct! With the Shakespeare in Love study guide, participants test their guessing skills in an exciting game of Shakespeare Taboo...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Study Guide Activities & Project

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Study Guide

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Can science ever go too far? Learners explore this topic with the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde study guide. They read about the connection between scientific experimentation in fiction and real life and then compare a scene from the novella...
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The Great Gatsby: Study Guide Activities & Project

The Great Gatsby: Study Guide

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Uncover the exciting world of the Roaring Twenties with The Great Gatsby study guide. Individuals become critics as they write a review of the production. Scholars also read historical information and analyze the differences between the...
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West Side Story: Study Guide Activities & Project

West Side Story: Study Guide

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Hey, enough frabbajabba about that stool pigeon, Daddy-O! Using the West Side Story study guide, scholars explore the language of the play and read about its historical associations and themes. Pupils also engage in a Spectrum of...
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Merry Wives of Windsor: Study Guide Activities & Project

Merry Wives of Windsor: Study Guide

6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
What does the character Falstaff mean when he says "I was beaten myself into all the colors of the rainbow"? Using the Merry Wives of Windsor curriculum guide, scholars unlock meaning by paraphrasing lines from the play. Pupils also...
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Titus Andronicus: Study Guide Activities & Project

Titus Andronicus: Study Guide

7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Explore a captivating play about murder, politics, and revenge with the Titus Andronicus curriculum guide. Scholars paraphrase characters' lines and write reviews of the production. The resource also includes handouts about performance...
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The Taming of the Shrew: Study Guide Activities & Project

The Taming of the Shrew: Study Guide

6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew combines three things that are sure to capture scholars' attention: love, deception, and clown attire. With the curriculum guide, learners hone their opinion-writing skills and practice...
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Julius Caesar: Study Guide Activities & Project

Julius Caesar: Study Guide

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
What makes a good leader? Use the curriculum guide for William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to help scholars answer that question. Pupils research the play's historical context and other background information before engaging in...
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The Tempest: Study Guide Activities & Project

The Tempest: Study Guide

6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Magic, disguise, and spirits in the shape of hunting dogs. Not a description of a fantasy novel, but rather of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Learners read a plot summary, play Shakespeare Taboo, and practice paraphrasing and writing...
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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!): Study Guide Activities & Project

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!): Study Guide

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What do Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch, and Frosty the Snowman have in common? They're all characters from beloved holiday movies that viewers revisit in the play Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!). Scholars conduct research...
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Constructed Response Workbook Lesson Plan

Constructed Response Workbook

5th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Learning how to express and justify a point of view is an essential skill. A helpful workbook guides scholars in crafting a constructed response essay. The comprehensive resource contains a variety of graphic organizers to help...
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The Two Fellows and the Bear Audio

The Two Fellows and the Bear

5th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
How does trust grow between friends, and why is it so important? Aesop's 142-word fable "The Two Fellows and the Bear," addresses the question and challenges readers to think about whether they should trust the friends in their lives. To...
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Writing an Opinion: Student Council Assessment

Writing an Opinion: Student Council

4th
CCSS: Designed
A three-part assessment challenges scholars to write opinion essays covering the topic of the student council. After reading three passages, writers complete a chart, work with peers to complete a mini-research project, answer...
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Writing an Opinion Requiring Voting Assessment

Writing an Opinion Requiring Voting

5th
CCSS: Designed
Challenge writers to compose an essay detailing their stance on, and the history of, voting. Three assignments, each broken down into three parts, requires fifth graders to take notes, read and complete charts, write paragraphs, compare...
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Writing an Opinion: Is Pride Good or Bad? Assessment

Writing an Opinion: Is Pride Good or Bad?

2nd
CCSS: Designed
Does pride really goeth before the fall, or can it be essential to one's development? Second graders read two of Aesop's fables that refer to pride in their morals, and write a short essay about whether pride is good or bad, based on...
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Opinion Writing Prompts from ABCmouse (English and Spanish)
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Opinion Writing Prompts from ABCmouse (English and Spanish)

K - 2nd
Available in Spanish and English, these opinion writing prompts are perfect for writing centers, homework assignments, student writing portfolios, and more. Create your FREE ABCmouse for Teachers account to access these and thousands of other resources for Preschool through 2nd grade. Visit www.ABCmouse.com/Teachers to sign up.
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The Lone Woman and San Nicholas Island
5 Item

The Lone Woman and San Nicholas Island

3rd - 5th
Explore the fascinating archaeology of San Nicholas Island in the Channel Islands of the California coast. You'll find a video on the story of the "Lone Woman", activities for learners to imagine what it would have been like to be alone on an island, and consider the ethics involved in archaeological digs and excavation.
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