Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- An opinion piece is a writing that provides an opinion about a topic or text and provides reasons for the opinion.
- Opinion pieces often include transitional words.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Write an opinion piece about a topic or text using details to support the opinion, transitional words, and a concluding statement.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Opinion writing follows a predictable structure which includes, stating the opinion, providing details to support the opinion, and ends with a conclusion.
- Opinion pieces often include transitional words.
- Opinion writing can be used to explain their opinions and the reasons they have the opinion.
Vocabulary
- Opinion
- Topic
- Text
- Details
- Transitional words
- Closure
