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This lesson will help your young writers develop a claim, or thesis, and construct an argument around it. You may have students complete the essay by continuing the process with the lesson Literary Argument Writing: Drafting Your Essay.




Literary Argument Writing: Defining Your Topic

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Make an Advertisement

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

Organize Your Informational Essay: Classroom Rules

Organize Your Informational Essay: Favorite Activity

Put a fun spin on the typical "Dear Santa" letter. Your child must use persuasive language to convince Santa to bring her the presents she wants!

Dear Santa Writing Prompt

This lesson gives your students practice researching an inventor to write an informative essay. Students will use a graphic organizer to take notes on the research they conduct in the library or on the internet.

Researching an Inventor

In this fun essay-writing activity, young writers will complete a graphic organizer to plan their thoughts, then refer to it to write a short opinion piece about their favorite dinner.

Opinion Writing: My Favorite Food

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters &mdash; like persuasive or business correspondence &mdash; and friendly, informal letters.

Letter Template

The hardest part of writing an essay can be the first few steps. This lesson and accompanying graphic organizers will help students map out their ideas and practice crafting paragraphs. With this support, your writers will be off and running! 

Calling All Nonfiction Writers!

If young writers can learn how to write a solid paragraph, then they have the building blocks of an essay. In this lesson, students will study paragraph structure and practice organizing ideas into paragraphs.  

Paragraphs That POP!

This worksheet will guide students through writing more thoroughly supported opinion essays.

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentence Organizer

While playing this fun memory game, students will find a piece of evidence that supports each claim.

Argument Writing: Match the Evidence

With this exercise, students will practice writing counter-arguments and rebuttals.

Argument Writing: Counter-Arguments

This worksheet offers useful support for third and fourth graders as they learn to read and write informational essays.

Informational Writing: Strong Support

Students learn how to support an opinion by addressing opposing viewpoints.

I Beg to Differ! Writing Effective Counterclaims

Entice young writers to dabble in both formal, research-based writing as well as creative writing. These open-ended exercises help kids write dialogue and exposition while crafting essays or stories.

Fun and Formal Writing

Teach students to organize their thoughts before they start writing with this prewriting organizer.

Narrative Writing: Prewriting Organizer

This organizer helps writers state their opinion and organize their reasons.

Learn to Write Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.

Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes

Young writers will practice identifying the five parts of an effective argument before writing their own argument.

Argument Writing: Parts of an Argument #2

Whip up a flurry of creativity with these writing prompts; a perfect addition to any writer's journal. Play with story cards, write out winter goals and go on writing adventures in winter scenarios.

Winter Writing Journal

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.



G or PG? Persuade Me!

In this exercise, students will practice writing attention-grabbing lead sentences.

Write On! Strong Lead Sentences

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

Respond to Art: Opinion & Evidence #2

Respond to Art: Opinion & Evidence #1

This resource gives your students practice creating an outline of an informational paragraph.

Informational Outlines 2

Informational texts isn't just found in textbooks. In this reading lesson, kids will examine the writing of a middle school student and use it to learn more about main ideas and supporting details.

Reading to Find the Main Idea and Details

Assess your students’ grasp on writing norms and style within the opinion writing genre.

State Your Opinion! Let's Soar in Grade 4

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.

Opinion Writing Check-Up

This resource gives your students practice outlining an informational paragraph on changes during the spring season.

Informational Outlines 1

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