Building and Organizing an Opinion Argument – 4th Grade

Description

Overview

These two connected 45-minute writing lessons guide fourth-grade students from developing a clear claim supported by facts and details to arranging their strongest reasons in a logical order for a specific audience. Students use the provided worksheet passage as their shared source of information and create planning notes that carry from Lesson 1 into Lesson 2.

What Students Will Learn

• Develop a claim using facts and details.
• Organize reasons logically for an audience.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Develop a Claim with Facts and Details
• Writing Prompt: Build a Strong Claim
• Sentence Writing: Claims and Evidence
• Short Response: Choose the Best Support
• Lesson 2: Organize Reasons Logically for an Audience
• Build a Logically Organized Paragraph
• Choose an Order for Your Audience
• Peer Edit for Clear Organization

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Develop a Claim with Facts and Details (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Organize Reasons Logically for an Audience (45 minutes)

Designed For

4th Grade students studying Opinion and Argument Writing in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 23 pages and the Student Workbook contains 7 pages.