ELAR 3.12
Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:
- (1) compose literary texts, including personal
narratives and poetry, using genre characteristics and craft;
- (A) compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft;
- (B) compose argumentative texts, including opinion essays, using genre characteristics and craft; and
- (C) compose correspondence such as thank you notes or letters.
- Plus Plan

Creating a Narrative Writing Station
A 60 minute lesson in which students will discuss writing goals and explore a classroom writing station.
- Plus Plan

Tell Me A Story
A 60 minute lesson designed to introduce narratives and the parts of a story using familiar texts.
- Free Plan

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.
- Plus Plan

Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an opinion piece, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
- Plus Plan

Using an Opinion Prompt - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a writing prompt and scaffolding sheet to write an opinion piece in pairs.
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Opinion Piece - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of an opinion piece.