Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
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Opinion Writing Activity - Dear Mr Groundhog
Write a letter to Mr. Groundhog about the weather using this persuasive writing worksheet.
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Persuasive Text Worksheet
Revise the key structural elements of the persuasive text type with this informal letter.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
A 66-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 67-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Opinion Planning Template – Castle
A template for students to plan an argumentative text.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
A 72-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
A 70-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Santa's New Sleigh - Worksheet
A fun design task to give your students leading up to the holidays.
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Grade 4
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their persuasive writing.
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Persuasive Writing - Introductory Phrases
Have your students use strong introductory phrases in their persuasive writing.
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Assorted Writing Prompts Calendar – Upper Grades
Monthly writing calendar with 240 writing prompts for the year.
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Low and High Modality Sort – Worksheet
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
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Using Persuasive Devices – A Turtle for a Pet
A worksheet for students to practice using persuasive devices in their writing.
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Using Persuasive Devices – Living in a Treehouse
A worksheet for students to practice using persuasive devices in their writing.
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Personal Pronouns Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author’s craft of using personal pronouns in persuasive text.
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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of using modality words to persuade the reader.
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Persuasive Device Worksheets
A set of 3 worksheets to use when teaching your students about persuasive devices.
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Finding Persuasive Devices Worksheet
A worksheet to reinforce student knowledge of persuasive devices.
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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of emotive language.
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Stick Person Graphic Organizer
A simple and effective graphic organizer that can be used for a wide range of purposes including note taking, mind mapping, and planning writing responses.
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards
Use these Would You Rather...? question cards in a variety of ways in the writing classroom.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Opinion Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Conservation T-Shirt Challenge
An engaging, creative task where students design their own t-shirt promoting the conservation of the Amazon rainforest.
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TEEL Paragraph Structure - Poster and Worksheets
A PEEL paragraph technique poster, explanatory worksheet and graphic organizer.
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Sequencing Activity - Stop Polluting The Ocean (Opinion Text) - Simplified Version
A sequencing task using a simple opinion text.
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Sequencing Activity - Dogs Make the Best Pets (Opinion Text) - Simplified Version
A sequencing task using a simple opinion text.
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Sequencing Activity - Homework is Unnecessary (Opinion Text) - Simplified Version
A sequencing task using a simple opinion text.
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Opinion Writing Checklist (Simplified Version)
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their opinion pieces.
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Opinion Paragraph - OREO Planning Template
A planning template for students to use when writing an opinion paragraph.
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'For' and 'Against' Sorting Activity (Complete Set)
A set of 5 sorting activities to use when introducing students to opinion pieces.
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'For' and 'Against' Sorting Activity - Hover Boards Are Better Than Bikes
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing students to opinion pieces.