Inspiring Artists and Musicians

Lesson 23
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ELA

Unit 5

1st Grade

Lesson 23 of 26

Objective


Write an opinion piece stating which musician is your favorite and why.

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

Which musician is your favorite? Give multiple reasons to support why.

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Common Core Standards


  • L.1.1.g — Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
  • L.1.1.j — Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
  • L.1.2.a — Capitalize dates and names of people.
  • L.1.2.b — Use end punctuation for sentences.
  • L.1.2.c — Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.
  • L.1.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
  • SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
  • W.1.1 — Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
  • W.1.5 — With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
  • W.1.7 — Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).
  • W.1.8 — With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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