Writing Strong Opinions: State It, Then Support It – 2nd Grade

Description

Overview

This two-lesson Grade 2 sequence teaches students to write a clear opinion about a familiar topic and then strengthen that opinion with reasons and examples. Lesson 1 focuses on introducing a topic and stating an opinion clearly. Lesson 2 builds directly on that work by adding supporting reasons and examples. Both lessons use teacher-created oral prompts and student writing; no student reading passage is included or required in this plan.

What Students Will Learn

• Introduce a topic and state an opinion clearly.
• Support the opinion with reasons and examples.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Introduce a Topic and State an Opinion Clearly
• Write an Introduction and Opinion
• Write Clear Opinion Sentences
• Find the Topic and Opinion
• Lesson 2: Support an Opinion with Reasons and Examples
• Write Opinions with Support
• Find the Reason and Example
• Help a Writer Add Support

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Introduce a Topic and State an Opinion Clearly (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Support an Opinion with Reasons and Examples (45 minutes)

Designed For

2nd Grade students studying Opinion and Argument Writing in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 20 pages and the Student Workbook contains 5 pages.