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=Grade 5 students:= Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. 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. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

=Lessons= [|4th-5th-persuasive-unit] from Hall County Schools, Georgia [|5th Grade Performance Assessment - Teacher and Student Guidelines] Performance Assessment from TCRWP [|How Big Is Hagrid?] persuasive writing in math from Writing Fix [|Vote for Me! Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches] from Writing Fix [|Nonfiction Reading and Opinion/Argument Writing for Grade 5] from TCRWP