WriteWell Unit of Study on Opinion Writing

1. Grade Five
Unit of Study Seven – Opinion Writing
Session Notebook Section Folder Conferring
1. Immersion List your noticings
 Minilesson
Encourage
Writerly Life
2. Immersion cont.
 Create an anchor
chart
Continue to list your
noticings
 Minilesson
Encourage
Writerly Life
3. Organizing the
essay
Draft if time permits Encourage
Writerly life
Check-in
4. Structuring the
Opinion/Argumentative
Essay
Opinion Essay Organizer Encourage
Check-in
5. Writing an
Introduction for an
Opinion/Argumentative
Essay
 Create an anchor
chart
List your noticings
 Minilesson
Draft of an introduction Encourage
Check-in
6. Writing the Body
of an
Opinion/Argumentative
Essay
 Create an anchor
chart
List your noticings
 Minilesson
Draft of body paragraphs 4-5 Students
7. Writing the Body
of an
Opinion/Argumentative
Essay
 Continue adding
to the anchor chart
List your noticings
 Minilesson
Draft of body paragraphs 4-5 Students
8. Writing a
Conclusion to an
Opinion/Argumentative
Essay
 Create an anchor
chart
List your noticings
 Minilesson
Draft of a conclusion 4-5 Students
9. Transitions Words
In an
Opinion/Argumentative
Essay
Student Drafts 4-5 Students
10. Revision of
Introduction
Student Drafts 4-5 Students

2. 11. Revision of
Conclusion
Student Drafts 4-5 Students
12. Revising the Body
of the
Opinion/Argumentative
Essay
Student Drafts 4-5 Students
13. Revising the
Informational Essay
Student Drafts 4-5 Students
14. Editing the Essay C.U.P.S. and Revising vs.
Editing
 Minilesson
Student Drafts 4-5 Students
15. Evaluating and
Publishing your Essay
Student Drafts 4-5 Students
16. Celebrating
Journeys of Thought
Student Drafts NA