Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 45 mins
Topic: Opinion Writing
Grade Level: 5
Standards / Framework:
Brief Description: Students will learn to support a point of view.
Know Before You Start: Students will need some knowledge of opinion writing.
Comic 1
Comic 2
Hook:
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Read and discuss sample Comic 1.
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Have students brainstorm reasons that support the opinion, “playing video games is a sport.”
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Allow students to discuss in small groups and share answers with the class.
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Discuss how writers must use reasons and information to support their opinion or point of view.
Activity:
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Show sample Comic 2.
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In pairs, have students choose one of the comic panels and list reasons to support the opinion presented.
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After listing reasons, have each group share their results.
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Discuss with students the importance of having strong evidence to support an opinion.
- Have students create a comic expressing an opinion about a topic of their choice.
Closure:
- Read a short opinion article of high interest to students and have students identify the reasons provided by the author to support the opinion.
- Create a gallery walk to display the completed comics.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Provide a graphic organizer to brainstorm thoughts.
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Provide an opinion article at the student reading level or read aloud.
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Allow students to work with a peer model.
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Provide sentence frames for students to use. For example, ( ____ is the best ____ because _______.).
Suggested Content Packs:
Make a comic about the News Station
Make a comic about Energy
Make a comic about Urban Life
Make a comic about Suburban Life
Make a comic about Rural Life
Suggested Story Starters:
