We finished up our opinion writing last week. I was very impressed with my kids' reasoning skills to support their opinions. Our final project was called "The Best Part of Me". Each student had to decide their best asset and write their opinion and tell us why. At first they were very literal with their reasons, but with a little discussion among others, they got the hang of it!
To start the activity, I took pictures of their favorite part. Then, they met with a partner and practiced by verbally stating their favorite part, give at least one reason why, and then have some sort of closure. The students loved working in groups!
Once they were ready, we took a couple days to neatly write out the opinions. I chose to create a "flap page" so the picture was a mystery until they turned the page. This was definitely a hit!
