Literary Response Opinion Essay Unit Grades 3-5

Literary Response Opinion Essay Unit Grades 3-5

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This product is a guide and resource for an Opinion Essay in which students construct a literary response in the form of an opinion. According to assessments which are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, students in 3rd-5th grade may be required to respond to a text based on their opinion. How you use this resource will depend on your district and state assessments. I have based this product on certain Florida assessments in which students give their opinion about characters or the theme of the story.

Regardless of assessment, this unit is intended to help students not only become better writers, but better readers. The teaching points are a guide, aligned to the standard, and reinforced by the student checklist.

Though this product is aligned for grades 3-5, you may find valuable resources for 2nd or 6th grades as well.

The anchor charts are intended to be used in the writer’s notebook, but also might give you ideas about anchor charts for your classroom. I hope this product fulfills your needs and I would love to have feedback based on your experience. You might also be interested in other Narrative, Informational, and Opinion Units which you can find HERE.

What this Product Includes

Literary Essay Unit Teaching Points Planning Calendar

Blank Planning Calendar

Writing Notebook Anchor Charts

*Readers and Writers collect evidence to grow ideas

*Sentence Starters for Responding to Literature

*Readers get BIG Ideas by thinking about the Character

*Theme

*Crafting a Theme Statement

*Common Theme Statements in Literature

*The Hook - Chart for Leads

*Effective Endings - Chart for Endings

*The Hook and Effective Endings (Blank

*Opinion Writer’s Checklist

*My Thesis Statement - (Graphic Organizer to plan Thesis Statement)

*Transition Words for Persuasive and Opinion Writing

*Transition Words and Phrases

Planning & Publishing Pages

*Opinion Essay Boxes and Bullets Planner

*Opinion Writer’s Checklist for Peer Editing

*Elaboration Paper to help students elaborate each reason that supports their opinion

*Publishing Paper

*Square Opinion Writing Planner (Full Page

*Writer’s Celebrate 3-2-1 Style (Comment Cards for Student Celebration)

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This is an informational newspaper-style text perfect to teach your students about Veterans Day and may be used over a few days. The questions are offered in two versions: a bingo game and traditional multiple-choice/short response format

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Bingo sheets are included, which have questions from the article. Students read the informational text about Veterans Day. Then, they answer questions on the bingo grid. The grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo possibly on Veterans Day or at the end of the week. The questions range from vocabulary, finding the main idea, using text features, as well as finding key details. 

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The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row. Up, down, or diagonally. Students can use counters or any treats to keep track of the questions called.

Reading Comprehension Questions: The questions are also in a traditional multiple choice and short answer format. Not all answers are included from the Bingo grid and the questions may be slightly different. You would not need to use BOTH formats – pick one or the other.

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What are the reading and writing text sets? 
The monthly text sets are two or more texts based on the same topic. Each monthly text set can be used for both reading and writing. The topic of each text set is high-engaging nonfiction topics. Each text set supports opinion or informational-based writing in response to reading.

What is included in each text set? 

  • 2 (or more) related informational articles
  • Reading Comprehension Questions
  • Writing Prompt to be used with the texts in an essay format
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  • Teacher Example Essay (editable)
  • Differentiated for Grades 3-5  

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The topics included are thematically related to that month. However, the text sets can be used at any time of the year based on your needs.

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February - Equality in Education: Thurgood Marshall & Mary Mcleoud Bethune (Informational Text Set)

March - Ants: Perk or Pest (Opinion Text Set)

April - The Benefits of Bees (Informational Text Set)

May - Sea Turtles (Informational Text Set)

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July- Hurricanes Text Set (Informational Text Set)

August - Video Games: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

September - Homework: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

October- Bats (Informational Text Set)

November - Paid to Play: Should College Athletes be Paid?

December - Polar Bear Problems (Informational Text Set)

 

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This unit includes a PowerPoint/Google Slides, graphic organizers, reading comprehension passages, questions, exit slips, and activities. It also includes recommended picture books and wordless books that will support you in teaching students how to make inferences. Let's get into the specifics.

*All activities are included in a Google Slides or Forms format.*

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Topics Covered: Making Inferences (with illustrations, photographs, setting, real life situations, character traits, character feelings, plot)

1. Google Slides/PowerPoint: This is an interactive teaching presentation to use to teach the skills. The Google Slides and PowerPoints help you teach or review the skill. There are three versions included in both PowerPoint & Google Slides. The slide presentation is organized so that you can:

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  3. Independent Practice (Exit Slip)

Version 1: (Teaching Slides) These slides include transitions so that you can discuss the answers before they appear. The answers are also in the notes section of the slideshow.

Version 2: (Student Slides)  These slides can be used if you are teaching virtually or if you want to use this as a review and have students complete on their own.

Version 3: (Answer Key) This slide has all the answers. 

2. Graphic Organizers: There are 6 different versions of a chart to make inferences. These can be used with any book or story.

3. Reading Posters: One reading poster for making inferences and another with thinking stems.

4. Reading Comprehension Passages + Questions: There a total of 5 Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions. The questions are all based on making inferences.

5. Exit Slips: Each exit slip can be printed out 2 per page. The Exit Slips are also available in Google Forms. The exit slips are multiple choice or short response.

6. Reading Activities: 5 practice pages for students to practice making inferences.

7. Clues & Conclusions: An activity for students to use clues to make an inference/draw a conclusion.

8. Recommended Book List: picture books & wordless picture books.


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2. Exit Slips: Each exit slip can be printed out 2 per page. The Exit Slips are also available in Google Forms. The exit slips are multiple choice or short response.

3. Reading Comprehension Passages: There's a total of 5 Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions. The questions are all based on story elements.

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5. Reading Posters: The following reading posters are included: plot, setting, characters, theme, conflict, solution, character traits, character feelings, character motivation

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