Opinion writing is a large portion of the 4th grade writing standards. We write opinion paragraphs every Friday with our Weekly Reader debate pieces. Students write their opinion following a specified format. They are expected to state their opinion, give 3 reasons and then restate their opinion. At the end of writing, I do a blind read of all the pieces and students vote on which 2 pieces should be published. We do our best to choose 1 piece on each side of the argument. The pieces who were chosen by students are published below.
|