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K-2 Opinion Writing
Standard #1 - Text Types and Purposes
About Standard #1
Opinion writing is an elementary type of argument in which students give reasons for their opinions and preferences. Because reasons are required, such writing helps prepare students for drafting argument writing they will be expected to create beginning in grade 6 (p. 2, CCSS-ELA Appendix C). Students will learn that an opinion cannot be supported by another opinion, such as “I like dogs because they are nice.” Rather, an opinion needs to be supported by facts and other reasons or even evidence, such as “I like dogs because my dog wags his tail when I come home.” In the elementary grades, students are also learning the transition vocabulary of opinion writing as words such as “because”, “since,” “for instance”, or “consequently” are introduced.
Opinion writing is an elementary type of argument in which students give reasons for their opinions and preferences. Because reasons are required, such writing helps prepare students for drafting argument writing they will be expected to create beginning in grade 6 (p. 2, CCSS-ELA Appendix C). Students will learn that an opinion cannot be supported by another opinion, such as “I like dogs because they are nice.” Rather, an opinion needs to be supported by facts and other reasons or even evidence, such as “I like dogs because my dog wags his tail when I come home.” In the elementary grades, students are also learning the transition vocabulary of opinion writing as words such as “because”, “since,” “for instance”, or “consequently” are introduced.
Standard #1 KindergartenUse a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…).
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Strategies & Tools for Opinion Writing
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Student Achievement Partners Writing Samples
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Professional Development Resources for Opinion Writing
Miami Dade Public Schools
1st Grade Writing Presentation Santa Fe Public Schools
1st Grade Opinion Presentation Ware County Schools
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National Writing Project
Teaching Craft using Picture Books - 1st Grade Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
1st Grade Writers Workshop Unit of Study: Opinion Letters for Social Action Recommended Professional Books for K-2 Teachers
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Education Northwest
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