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Grade 5

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Writing an Opinion Piece About Gratitude

Lesson

Writing an Opinion Piece About Gratitude

Grade

Grade 5

UNIT

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Gratitude

Last Updated:

June 10, 2025

In Unit 3, Lesson 3, “Writing an Opinion Piece About Gratitude,” students will write an opinion piece in which they 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.

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SUGGESTED TIME:

30 minutes

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RELATED SUBJECT:

English Language Arts

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Demonstrate comprehension of the word gratitude.
Write an opinion text on gratitude, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
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.
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Prohuman Grade 5 Unit 3 Worksheet 3: Writing an Opinion Piece About Gratitude

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VOCABULARY:.

Gratitude: I am thankful for many things, big and small.

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ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.B

Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.C

Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.D

Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

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CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

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Moral Character A5

Offer examples of when you expressed gratitude to another person

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Intellectual Character B4

Demonstrate the ability to analyze data, facts, and information

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Self-Awareness A3

Explain the ways in which you use and practice your personal strengths (e.g., your willingness to help others, your positivity)

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LESSON PROCEDURE

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Today we will write an opinion piece about what you are most grateful for and why. An opinion piece does five things.

Introduces a topic
States an opinion
Provides logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
Links opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
Provides a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

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Now each student will write their opinion piece on their worksheet.

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NOTE: Collect and keep the worksheet on the following page for the next day’s lesson in which students will share their opinion pieces with a partner.

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GRADE 5 UNIT 3 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING AN OPINION PIECE ABOUT GRATITUDE

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Gratitude: I am thankful for many things, big and small.

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ACTIVITY: Write an opinion piece about what you are most grateful for and why.

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Topic:

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Opinion:

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Reason 1:

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Reason 2:

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Reason 3:

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Closure:

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