Writing an Opinion Piece About Grit
Grade
Grade 4
UNIT
2
•
Grit
In Unit 2, Lesson 3, “Writing an Opinion Piece About Grit,” students will write an opinion piece in which they introduce the topic they are writing about, state an opinion, create an organizational structure that lists reasons, use linking words and phrases, and provide a concluding statement or section.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Demonstrate comprehension of the word grit
- Write an opinion piece that introduces the topic, states an opinion, creates an organizational structure that lists reasons, uses linking words and phrases, and provides a concluding statement or section.
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 4 Unit 2 Worksheet 3: Writing an Opinion Piece About Grit
VOCABULARY:
- Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will write an opinion piece about the best way you can show grit and why it is important to show grit. An opinion piece does five things.
- First, it introduces the topic you are writing about.
- Second, it states your opinion.
- Third, it supplies reasons that support your opinion
- Fourth, it uses linking words (because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons
- Finally, it provides a concluding statement or section
- Here is an example of an opinion piece about grit. Write on the board:
Topic: There are many different ways I can show grit.
Opinion: The best way I can show grit is by grading all my students’ papers quickly.
Reason 1: My students need me to grade their papers to help them become better writers.
Reason 2: Grading my students’ papers on time gets them the help they need more quickly.
Reason 3: The faster my students get their papers back, the faster they can improve their writing.
Conclusion: In my opinion, the best way I can show grit is by grading - Now each student will write their opinion piece on their worksheet.
NOTE: Collect and keep the worksheet on the following page for the next day’s lesson in which students will share their opinion pieces with a partner.
GRADE 4 UNIT 2 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING AN OPINION PIECE ABOUT GRIT
Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.
ACTIVITY: Write an opinion piece about the best way you can show grit and 3 reasons it is important to show grit.
Topic:
Opinion:
Reason 1:
Reason 2:
Reason 3:
Closure:
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