Choose from a variety of lessons to help your students write an effective opinion piece.

It is important to teach students the difference between facts and opinions. This is the groundwork for getting students to think critically when analyzing a piece of text. This lesson will help to lay the foundation for opinion writing....

[Free Registration/Login Required] Links to 24 worksheets and graphic organizers that can be downloaded and printed. Each activity focuses on skills highlighted in standard W.3.1: Write

Links to 37 lessons that focus on skills within third grade reading standard W.3.1.

In this lesson plan, students will give an opinion on the best part of the story "Oh My! It's Apple Pie!" and validate why it is their favorite. Included are student samples, an assessment sample, templates, and videos of the lesson plan...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will serve as researchers of author/illustrator Kevin Henkes. With prompting, students will read three books by Kevin Henkes. They will recall information from the text to...