Third grade writers will be wrapping up their opinion writing unit
this week. Students have been working on creating persuasive pieces
that have a clear claim. The claim is then supported with relevant
details and evidence. As a class, we have worked
on convincing readers which book is the best in this year's Red Clover
Award competition, and what Vermont tree is the most noteworthy: the
apple, maple or fir.
During the last few weeks of school third grade writers will be
working on a traditional literature reading/writing unit. This work
will be integrated into library and technology classes with Ms. Arlyn
and Mrs. Christy. Students will be writing either
an original fairy tale, trickster tale or a "fractured" fairy tale in
collaborative teams. The final writing projects/stories will be done on
iPads using a storybook creator app. This promises to be a wonderful
integrated project!
Second grade writers have continued to work on their opinion writing. The focus for this week has been elaborating by adding specific details and examples for each reason. Students have been thinking about their audience as they write and figuring out evidence that might convince their readers . For most of this opinion writing unit, second graders have focused on writing about books: a favorite book or series, a favorite character, or a favorite part in a book. This week, we started to write about our opinions on a wider variety of topics, such as:
* Which animal makes the best pet?
* If we could pick a super power, what would we chose?
* What is our favorite sport?
* What time should we go to bed?
It is exciting to share our opinions with each other!
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