English Language Arts Standards

Constructing an Opinion Paragraph

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use correct paragraph structure.

Fact or Opinion?

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.

Using Persuasive Devices

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore persuasive devices.

Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.

Opinion Pieces - Language Features

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of an opinion piece.

Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills

A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.

Opinion Pieces - Organizational Structure

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the organizational structure of an opinion piece.

Using A Fact File - Shared Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.

Constructing a Paragraph - Modeled Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.

Convince Me, If You Can!

Informative Texts - Language Features

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.

Informative Texts - Text Structure

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of informative texts.

Let's Get Factual!

Inferring

A 60-minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of inferring.

Monitoring

A 60-minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of monitoring.

Opinion Speeches - Presenting

A 60 minute lesson in which students will present an opinion speech to the class using appropriate oral presentation skills.