Writing to Give an Opinion: Reading Unit 6, Grade 3 (Letters & Devotion)

Description

Writing to Give an Opinion is Unit 6 of Reading, Thinking, Writing: Grade 3 English Language Arts (Grade 3), the Letters & Devotion Reading course, complete in one printable PDF: 9 lessons, the unit check-up and the answer key, 47 pages.

• Opinion statement (claim sentence)
• The difference between a reason, a fact, and a restated feeling
• Matching textual support to a specific stated reason
• Linking words joining reason and support
• The 4-paragraph opinion structure
• A complete 4-paragraph opinion piece
• Support-for-reason check in peer drafts
• Verb tense consistency across a paragraph
• Independent construction of a supported opinion piece on an unseen topic

Every lesson is written for a parent with no teaching background: it opens with a short script to read aloud, names the specific wrong idea a student is likely to reach for and how to correct it, and closes with a practice sheet you may copy for your household. Scripture references are King James Version throughout. Black-and-white, 8.5 x 11 in. The whole year of this course is also in this store as a single book.

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