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Exploring Opinion Pieces PowerPoint - Grade 1 and Grade 2
A 35 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of opinion pieces.
This PowerPoint presentation has been designed to teach your students about the text structure and language features of opinion pieces. It addresses the following content:
- an overview of the purpose and types of opinion pieces
- an explanation of point of view
- an explanation of opinion piece structure, with examples and activities
- an explanation of the language of opinion, with examples and activities.
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Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.1
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding st...

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Design update of PowerPoint template.
Change by Stephanie (Teach Starter) Jan 21st, 2019
6 slides added - how to use strong words to build strong opinions.
Addition by Stephanie (Teach Starter) Jan 23rd, 2017
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