Reading Learning Target:

● I can determine important information and

disregard irrelevant information
● I can use the main idea and supporting details to
form a main idea statement
Look at the pictures...

Make a prediction!
I can determine important information and disregard irrelevant information

The most important words are….

I can determine important information and disregard irrelevant information

Paragraph 2:
The most important
words are….
I can determine important information and disregard irrelevant information

Paragraph 3:
The most important
words are….
I can determine important information and disregard irrelevant information

Paragraph 4:
The most important
words are….
I can determine important information and disregard irrelevant information

Sidebar:
The most important
words are….
I can use the main idea and supporting details to form a main idea
statement

Paragraph One: Main Idea Statement:

- Carving Stone
- Art
- Sculptures
I can use the main idea and supporting details to form a main idea
statement

Paragraph Two: Main Idea Statement:

- Pottery and
bowls
- Olive oil and
wine
- Myths to teach
lessons
Create main idea statements for
the rest of the paragraphs with
your partner! You may combine
paragraph 4 and the sidebar into
one statement.
Writing Learning Target
● I can write an opinion essay to persuade
the reader
“School should start later in the morning”

Who is the
audience?
What is the author's
purpose in writing this
essay?

Who is the audience?

Step 1: opening sentence that states your opinion
Step 2: try to persuade the reader by writing
reasons(3) to support your opinion

Example:

I think that people should always pick up their trash. Trash makes our
streets and sidewalks dirty. It isn’t fun to walk around because trash is
everywhere. Also, when people don’t pick up their trash, it is bad for
nature. It’s hard for plants to grow when the ground is covered with
trash. Trash can hurt animals.
People often write persuasive essays when they have strong
opinions about whether something is good or bad, or right or
wrong.

Choose one of the topics that you

wrote down yesterday

Write about it. Write your opinion

 PRE (before)
Examples: preview, pregame, pretest

Non Examples: pretty, president, press

 Post (After)
Examples: postwar, postgraduate, posttest

Non Examples: postman, poster, posture

Pretest Preview Postwar Posttest Pregame

Pre= before Post= after