In My Opinion

Students will:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1
  Be able to write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6
  Be able to with guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Topic Sentence: This sentence tells what you think or believe and expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.
    
2. Detail Sentence: This sentence gives reasons why you think or believe something and may include descriptive, illustrative, and statistical information.

To prepare for this lesson:

• Become familiar with SeeSaw. The links below have resources for teachers, students, and families to become familiar with SeeSaw. 

  • SeeSaw Help Center

  • Create your class with email sign-in in Seesaw

• Create your SeeSaw Teacher Account.

• Create SeeSaw Student Accounts.

• Create an activity in SeeSaw for the students that includes the link for these YouTube teaching videos on opinion writing. 

• Assign the activity to your students. 

Example:

• Visit the activity library for a Create an Opinion Writing Activity in SeeSaw. 

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources. 

If a student is also struggling to type or physically write their ideas down, due to a language / speech processing barrier, or other learning barrier, the student can complete their whole opinion piece by recording themselves verbally, as opposed to writing.

Directions for this activity:

1. Have the students Log In to SeeSaw. 
    
2. Have the students access their assigned activities that you created in the planning stage. 
    
3. First, the students will review the YouTube teaching videos in the first activity that you created and assigned. 
    
4. Next, the students will access their opinion writing activity, and follow the steps to create and record their opinion piece. 
    
5. After that, the students will create an illustration to match their writing. 
    
6. Finally, the students will submit their work to you.

Different options for assessing the students:

• Observations
• Check for understanding

• The teacher will be able to assess, by viewing the submitted assignment, that the students have included:

  • A Topic Sentence
  • Supporting Detail Sentences
  • A Conclusion Sentence