Write an Opinion With Reasons
Grade 4 - Writing - Challenge Me
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Choose the strongest opinion-writing move. Which sentence states a clear opinion about whether recess equipment should be checked weekly?
- The school should check recess equipment every Friday.
- Everyone knows recess is fun.
- Some adults may worry that a weekly check creates extra work.
- A short checklist could show which items need repair or replacement.
Which reason best supports this opinion: "Our class should keep a weather station near the playground."
- Some classmates may say the station takes too much time to check.
- For these reasons, a weather station would make science work more useful.
- The topic has several words in it.
- Daily measurements would help students notice weather patterns.
Which evidence would make this reason stronger: "Labels would help students learn where some fruits, vegetables, and grains come from."
- The cafeteria should label foods grown by nearby farms.
- A sign could name the farm, town, and distance from school.
- Labels look better than no labels.
- Some people may say food labels are not part of lunch.
How should a writer respond to this counterclaim: "Some classmates may say the station takes too much time to check."
- A rotating team could record the data in only a few minutes each morning.
- Weather stations are nice and good.
- For these reasons, a weather station would make science work more useful.
- Our class should keep a weather station near the playground.
Which closing sentence best finishes an opinion paragraph about whether the class should publish a monthly newsletter?
- Groups could write short sections about science investigations, reading themes, and upcoming dates.
- A monthly newsletter would give students a real audience for careful writing.
- Some students may think the newsletter would take writing time away from other work.
- Newsletters are paper with words on them.