We completed a persuasive/opinion piece of writing on "Our Favorite Season." We read several anchor texts modeling the the elements of this genre. They included:
The children had to pick their favorite season and come up with reasons to support their topics. We used a graphic organizer before we began writing. They wrote five paragraphs; intro, 3 paragraphs with reasons and a closing.
Here is the sheet I used for publishing:
Love! And did you know there is a follow up to I Wanna Iguana called "I Wanna New Room"?? Perfect addition to this unit! =) Thanks for sharing...
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