Argument/Opinion Writing: On-Demand

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The pieces in this On-Demand section represent one of the three types of writing named in the Common Core State Standards for Writing: opinion/argument writing. Students at all grade levels were given one to three texts and a writing prompt that asked them to form an opinion or a claim about a focusing question.

At grades six through twelve, students were given the focusing question, “Should your school participate in the national ‘Shut Down Your Screen Week’?”

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- Prompt for On-Demand Argument/Opinion Writing
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- Sample Student Work
  
  Grade 6
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  Grade 7
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  Grade 8
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  Grades 9-10, High School Should Not Participate
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  Grades 9-10, High School Should Participate
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  Grades 11-12
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There are many ways that these resources can be used, including:
- Use one of the professional development activities at your next staff meeting or with your PLC. Activities can also be used to guide discussion of your own student work.
- Use the Common Core Standards to annotate one of the un-annotated pieces. Discuss your observations with your colleagues, and compare them to the annotated version in the collection.
- Analyze a span of on-demand prompted pieces in a single writing type (for example, K-5 opinion pieces) to develop a clearer understanding of the developmental progression across grade levels.
- Look at a set of grade-level pieces in all of the three writing types and note the differences and similarities between the pieces. How, for example, are the argument pieces similar to the informative/explanatory pieces at your grade level? Which skills and techniques can be practiced and reinforced across writing types?
- Compare the "on-demand" prompted piece at your grade level with the "range of writing" pieces. What are the similarities and differences in writing independently from a prompt and writing that stems from classroom content and instruction? What does this imply for your practice?
30-60 minute activity focused on understanding the terminology of CCSS writing standards.
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  Facilitator's Guide
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  Presentation
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  Handout
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Argument/Opinion Writing: On-Demand

Prompt for On-Demand Argument/Opinion Writing

Sample Student Work

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grades 9-10, High School Should Not Participate

Grades 9-10, High School Should Participate

Grades 11-12

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Facilitator's Guide

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Handout

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