Grade: Grade 3 Subject: Language Arts Date: January 12, 2021

Stage 1: Desired Results

GLO(s):
o 2 – Comprehend and respond personally and critically to toral, print and other
Learning media texts.
Outcome(s) o 3 – Manage ideas and information
SLO(s):
o 2.4 – Create original text
o 3.1 – Plan and focus

Students will…
Learning o Prepare for the writing process by examining a mentor text.
Objectives o Create original pieces of persuasive writing.

“I can define an opinion. I can write about my opinions.”

Essential Questions:
o What is opinion writing? What are the key components to persuasive writing?
o How do I write my opinions in the most convincing way?
Students will know and/or be able to…
o The key components of a persuasive speech

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Summative Formative Class discussion on mentor text,
Assessment N/A for this lesson Assessment writing journal entry

Stage 3: Learning Experience

Prior to Pick up mentor text, create Resources to Mentor text (Stella Writes an
Lesson writing journals Bring Opinion), Writing journals
Time Sequence and Description Notes
Introduction

Today we’re going to start our unit on a very unique type of writing.
Before we jump into it I want to read to you a book that highlights the
10 min type of writing we’ll be working on over the next few weeks.

I want you to listen closely and see what types of the things you notice
about the author’s writing.

Read: Stella Writes an Opinion (Mini Lesson)

- Have students think about what made Stella’s speech
convincing.
Activity 1:

Let’s work to form some opinions of your own – take a few minutes to
write down all the opinions that you have! Some examples of opinions
that you might have are on the board.
10 min - Opinions could be: best pet, food, colour, sport, season, school
subject, etc.
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Highlight/star/underline 3 that you are very passionate about! *Need

- Share 1 opinion with the class – this is the topic you are going to discussion
write about today! about being
kind with
difference of
opinions prior
to sharing.
Activity 2:

Now that we have picked our topic – what is the next thing we need to
do? We need to come up with reasons for WHY we think what we do. *Writing should
10-15 min An easy way to remember this is to remember OREO! follow “OREO”
format
The Components of a Persuasive Speech:
In order to write a convincing speech, we need to include a few key
things think OREO:
- O: Opinion – we need to state clearly what our opinion is.
- R: Reasons – we need to give the audience reasons to believe
what we are saying, why do we think the way we do.
- E: Examples – we need to provide specific examples to our
reader (between 2-3 minimum)
- O: Opinion – wrap up what we are saying, remind readers of
our opinion.

On the next page I want you to write your opinion at the top and them
write down 2-3 reasons why you think what you think. Make sure you
can explain your reason like Stella did.

Activity 3:

Now that we have our reasons let’s look at how our writing should be
organized.
20-30 min - First, we need to introduce our topic and state our opinion. This
is the introduction.
- Second, we need to explain the reasons behind our opinion. This
is where we add all the details to make others believe our
opinion.
- Lastly, we need to wrap-up our writing by stating our opinion
again.

Students free-write:
- Using the prompt and ideas generated by the class, students will
write their own personal speeches about a topic of their
choosing.
- Check-in with students to see that they are using proper writing
format
- If students finish early, encourage them to re-read their work
checking for spelling mistakes
o Students may also consider thinking of other opinions
they have that they may like to write about.
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Students will have opportunity to share their writing with a partner (or
the class with time permitting)

Closure

5 min Class Discussion Questions:

- Why is opinion writing important? Where might we use it
outside of the classroom?
- What are the key components of a speech?

Stage 4: Reflection
How the students responded to the lesson as planned and taught:

Specific strengths of the lesson plan and delivery:

Specific weaknesses in lesson plan and delivery:

What must be addressed to improve this plan?