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- 08/06/13 | Adjusted: 02/24/16 | 29 files
- Grades K-5
- 08/06/13 | Adjusted: 02/24/16 | 29 files
Argument/Opinion Writing: On-Demand
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The pieces in this On-Demand section represent one of the three types of writing named in the Common Core State Standards for Writing: opinion/argument writing. Students at all grade levels were given one to three texts and a writing prompt that asked them to form an opinion or a claim about a focusing question.
Students at kindergarten through grade five were given the focusing question, “Which kind of pet is best, a cat or a dog?”
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There are many ways that these resources can be used, including:
- Use one of the professional development activities at your next staff meeting or with your PLC. Activities can also be used to guide discussion of your own student work.
- Use the Common Core Standards to annotate one of the un-annotated pieces. Discuss your observations with your colleagues, and compare them to the annotated version in the collection.
- Analyze a span of on-demand prompted pieces in a single writing type (for example, K-5 opinion pieces) to develop a clearer understanding of the developmental progression across grade levels.
- Look at a set of grade-level pieces in all of the three writing types and note the differences and similarities between the pieces. How, for example, are the argument pieces similar to the informative/explanatory pieces at your grade level? Which skills and techniques can be practiced and reinforced across writing types?
- Compare the "on-demand" prompted piece at your grade level with the "range of writing" pieces. What are the similarities and differences in writing independently from a prompt and writing that stems from classroom content and instruction? What does this imply for your practice?
