W.3.1 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1
:"Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons."
These worksheets, lesson plans, and teacher editions can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Write a Letter to the Editor
Worksheet
Write a Letter to the Editor
Children are invited to voice their opinion about an issue that is important to them with this letter-writing prompt and template.
3rd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Changes in the Classroom
Worksheet
Changes in the Classroom
Practice opinion writing using a real life situation with this prompt that focuses on changes in the classroom.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Opinion Writing: A Persuasion for the Persuasive
Worksheet
Opinion Writing: A Persuasion for the Persuasive
Children tap into their natural abilities in this worksheet that invites them to make a persuasive written argument!
3rd Grade
Worksheet
How to Write a Review
Worksheet
How to Write a Review
Help your student warm up to opinion writing by asking him to write a review.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Stand Up Like Malala
Worksheet
Stand Up Like Malala
With this worksheet, students will read a short text about Malala Yousafzai's fight for girls’ rights to education in Pakistan, and then answer questions about the importance of standing up for what they believe in.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Blog Template: Listicles
Worksheet
Blog Template: Listicles
In the worksheet Blog Template: Listicles, young blog writers create a list of suggestions or ideas and provide a brief description of each with a bullet point.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Tell Me About It! Writing Opinion Essays
Lesson plan
Tell Me About It! Writing Opinion Essays
Do your students have strong opinions? This lesson, which features a bunch of fun essay-building exercises, provides an outlet for young writers to express their opinions.
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
G or PG? Persuade Me!
Lesson plan
G or PG? Persuade Me!
Does your class enjoy watching movies? In this action-packed lesson, students will state their opinion on G vs. PG-rated movies in schools, and share three reasons to support it. No silent films here, as students will have a lot to say.
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
Fact or Opinion: Part 2
Lesson plan
Fact or Opinion: Part 2
My dog is better! In this lesson, your students will combine reading, writing, and movement to practice distinguishing and supporting facts and opinions.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Fact or Opinion: Part 3
Lesson plan
Fact or Opinion: Part 3
In Fact or Opinion: Part 3, your students will take what they learned from the previous lessons and apply it by writing their own personal opinion essays.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
What's On Your Mind?
Lesson plan
What's On Your Mind?
What’s on their minds? In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to creatively express their opinions in the context of a "letter to the editor." Students will make connections between real social issues and writing!
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
What's Your Opinion?
Lesson plan
What's Your Opinion?
Being able to express and support opinions is greatly beneficial for young learners. This lesson plan includes fun exercises to help students learn about opinions and write supporting statements for their own opinions.
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
Workbooks
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Games
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Exercises
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Teacher Editions
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 3: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 3: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
Supercharge students’ skills with each new writing worksheet!
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 3: Ideas and Organization
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 3: Ideas and Organization
Third graders’ writing skills will blossom and bloom each week with this effective resource!
Teacher Edition