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Writing Project Overview
Project Objective
Write an opinion letter about how a changemaker created positive change using evidence from a unit text to support your claim.
Readings and Materials
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Book: Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely through a Never-Ending War by Deborah Ellis
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Book: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick
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Book: The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
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Rubric: Opinion Writing Rubric (G5)
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Rubric: Editing Checklist (G5, U2)
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Resource: Brainstorming Template (G5, U2, L29)
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Sample Response: Sample Brainstorming Template (G5, U2, L29)
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Resource: Two Paragraph Outline
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Sample Response: Sample Two Paragraph Outline (G5, U2, L29)
Lesson Map
3 days
Rewrite sections of The Breadwinner from another character’s point of view.
Plan and draft the setting, characters, and plot for a narrative.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
Standards
L.5.1.cL.5.1.dW.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.bW.5.3.d
Develop a narrative by including dialogue to show changes in events, characters, or personality.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer — (Completed on Day 1)
Standards
W.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.bW.5.3.d
Develop a character's personality by using dialogue tags to show how a character is speaking.
Standards
L.5.1.cL.5.1.dW.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.bW.5.3.d
Write an opinion letter about how a changemaker created positive change using evidence from a unit text to support your claim.
Brainstorm and organize ideas before establishing an opinion about a topic.
- Brainstorming Template (G5, U2, L29)
- Letter to the Editor Mentor Text (G5, U2, L29)
- Two Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.5.1W.5.1.aW.5.9
Plan before writing by outlining main ideas and supporting details.
- Brainstorming Template (G5, U2, L29) — Completed on Day 1
- Two Paragraph Outline — Started on Day 1
Standards
W.5.1W.5.1.aW.5.1.dW.5.9
Compose well-developed body paragraphs that expand on key ideas with detailed explanations to support the opinion.
- Brainstorming Template (G5, U2, L29) — Completed on Day 1
- Two Paragraph Outline — Completed on Day 2
Standards
W.5.1W.5.1.aW.5.9
Organize opinion writing by crafting clear introduction and conclusion sections that effectively summarize the opinion or position.
- Brainstorming Template (G5, U2, L29) — Completed on Day 1
- Two Paragraph Outline — Completed on Day 2
- Elements of a Letter Reference Sheet (G5, U2, L29)
Standards
W.5.1W.5.1.aW.5.1.cW.5.1.dW.5.9
Delete unnecessary or repetitive language.
- Elements of a Letter Reference Sheet (G5, U2, L29)
Standards
L.5.1.dW.5.4W.5.5
