Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.
Plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a
particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as
brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping;
Plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a
particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as
brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping;
Plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a
particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as
brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping;
Practice writing opinion or persuasive text with this set of 20 topic cards.
Use this set of 20 topic cards when teaching your students the craft of writing opinion or persuasive text.
Ways to Use These Topic Cards
Use at the beginning of your opinion/persuasive writing unit by having students decide if they are for or against the given topic. Dedicate one wall in your room “For” the cause and the opposite wall “Against” the cause. Show the class a topic card and have students silently walk to their wall of choice. Then, have your students clearly state (or write) their opinion using a list of introductory words/phrases and academic language.
Create a class mind map. Give each student a sticky note, and present a topic card to the class. Students must write one reason they are for the given topic. Tape the topic card in the center of your whiteboard and have your students arrange their reasons around it. Then, as a class, group like reasons together and do a model think-aloud of how to take a brainstorm and turn it into a writing plan.
Use as an exit ticket quick-write. Show the class a topic card, have them write an opinion statement, and give three reasons to support their opinion.
Have a class debate! Give the class a topic card and split them into 2 groups. One group is ‘for’ the topic, the other ‘against’. Give the groups time to research the topic and develop a plan, then let the debate begin. Invite administration or another class to come and listen and choose a winner.
Use a topic card and write a class opinion/argumentative writing piece to model the procedure.
The ideas are endless! They can be used in whole group, while working with your writing small groups, or use them in your writing center activities.
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Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.
Plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a
particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as
brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping;
Plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a
particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as
brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping;
Plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a
particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as
brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping;
Compose argumentative texts, including opinion
essays, using genre characteristics and craft; and
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