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Unit 3
5th Grade
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Write an opinion piece defending whether or not single-use plastics should be banned by citing evidence from multiple texts and building an argument.
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Article: “Queensland passes laws banning 'killer' single-use plastics”
Article: “"People need them": The trouble with the movement to ban plastic straws”
Article: “Mythbusting: 5 common misperceptions surrounding the environmental impacts of single-use plastics”
Rubric: Grade 5 Literary Analysis and Opinion Writing Rubric
Template: Two-Paragraph Outline — (Use outline depending on students' needs)
Template: Three Paragraph Outline — (Use outline depending on students' needs)
Template: Plastic Pollution Note-Taker
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Many cities, states, and countries are considering (or have already considered) banning single-use plastics, like straws and plastic water bottles.
Should single-use plastics be banned? Why or why not? Defend your opinion in multiple paragraphs. Your essay should:
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L.5.2.e — Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
L.5.3.a — Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
RI.5.8 — Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
SL.5.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.5.4 — Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
W.5.1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information
W.5.1.a — Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.
W.5.1.b — Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
W.5.5 — With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
W.5.8 — Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.5.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
W.5.4 — Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1—3 above.)
W.5.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Explain what strategies the author recommends to help reduce the amount of plastic in the ocean and the pros and cons of the strategies.
Explain what it means to have a plastic problem.
Standards
RI.5.3
Explain how plastic ends up in a gyre and what happens to it once it is there.
Explain why the author uses the words grotesque, astounding, and dramatic to describe what Moore and his team found.
L.5.4.cRI.5.3
Explain how Leo Baekeland invented plastic.
Analyze how plastic became such a large part of everyday life.
L.5.2.aRI.5.3
Explain what evidence the author uses to emphasize how much plastic is in the ocean and its impact on the ecosystem.
RI.5.3RI.5.8
Analyze how plastic has a negative impact on ocean ecosystems and humans.
Explain what the author means by the quote, "we need to think about the items we are using not just on beaches, but also inland and communities far upstream as well."
3 days
Write two strong paragraphs describing why we have a plastic pollution problem and how plastic pollution impacts the ocean.
L.5.2.aW.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.7W.5.9
4 days
L.5.2.eL.5.3.aRI.5.8SL.5.1SL.5.4W.5.1W.5.1.aW.5.1.bW.5.5W.5.8
RI.5.3RI.5.9
Explain what "stealth microplastics" are and what steps we can take to reduce plastic waste from microplastics.
Describe how Shelby’s actions show that a single person can make a difference.
Write multiple paragraphs that describe a solution for reducing the school’s use of plastic after researching different alternatives. Create a presentation to convince others around the school to take part and minimize the school’s use of plastic.
L.5.2.aL.5.2.eL.5.3.aL.5.3.bL.5.4.cSL.5.4SL.5.5SL.5.6W.5.1W.5.1.aW.5.1.bW.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.6W.5.7W.5.9
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