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It's a Matter of Opinion

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Dissect the parts of an advertisement with your class. Middle schoolers discuss advertisements and locate the hook in them. Then, they create an advertisement for a business, in which they include the name of the business, an illustration, and a caption.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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advertising, supporting details, details, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, opinion writing, hooks, the writing process, leads, opinions

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advertisement, hook, Persuasive Writing, opinion piece, state an opinion, supporting facts and details, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

Common Core

W.4.1.a

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