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November 10, 2019 · 1 Comment

FREE: OPINION WRITING/PERSUASIVE WRITING TRANSITION WORDS POSTERS

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Would you like your students to refer to lists of transition words and phrases for the introduction, body and conclusion of their opinion/persuasive writing essays? Then you will definitely find this free reference poster set that features a variety of signal words for each stage of the writing process useful. 

opinion/persuasive writing transition words

 

But before you scroll down to the end to download this freebie, let me give you a brief overview of my experience with teaching writing in the elementary classroom. 

One of the most challenging tasks of teaching students to write a particular genre is instilling a passion for it. A majority of students find writing tedious, time-consuming, and just plain old boring.

Teachers too often dread marking work of these ‘reluctant’ writers. We often go on about drilling students on the different stages of the writing process, adhering to the structure of the required genre, and stressing on the importance of using figurative language devices in a piece of writing, but how often do we actually painstakingly  model each phase or each device that intricately makes up the coherent whole?

When I started designing my units on the Narrative, Opinion, and Non-fiction (Biography) genre, I envisioned the entire process from start to finish, and being an avid advocate of interpreting the abstract, set about designing lessons accordingly. I designed from a student writer’s perspective, how would I begin? where would I start? And so I decided to write mentor texts and have most of my lessons revolve around them.

narrative writing sizzling starts narrative writing elements of a plot compare and contrast writing opinion persuasive writing mentor text

This also involved lessons that featured the use of Cornell-style guided notes that students wrote as they viewed PowerPoint presentations. This mode of lesson delivery, I found was effective because it resulted in students being alert and actively engaged as they followed along while I presented the writing lesson.

opinion writing/ persuasive writing structural elements

I also found that anchor charts displayed in the classroom to be an invaluable point of reference for students as they wrote and these were displayed for the genre in question we were focussing on.

                  narrative plot     narrative non-fiction biography

Moreover the combination of interactive notebook templates and plain old-fashioned sheets also sought to motivate the most reluctant of writers.

                   persuasive interactive notebook     narrative interactive notebook 

I also found that focus on one writing skill at a time was extremely beneficial for all students to really get comfortable with the writing process and polish their writing technique at the same time.

Below are the snapshots of a lesson we did solely on sizzling starts in a narrative. Students learned all the different interesting ways to start and not stick to the boring opener of ‘one day…’ or ‘once upon a time..’ for that matter.

                   narrative sizzling starts     sizzling starts

Needless to say the integration with QR codes made writing all the more fun!

                 qr codes writing narrative      qr codes writing narrative

And finally to assess the application of writing skills taught during the year, I like to give my students a writing prompt to write on via a flipbook. This is work in progress and students love seeing how the parts of a flipbook get completed  – besides it makes a very eye-catching bulletin board display too.

                     narrative writing flipbook     opinion writing/ persuasive writing flipbook

But for me, the art of teaching writing has still not been mastered – it still remains a very abstract subject, one that still requires much trial and error, much creation and much shaping of teaching techniques. Needless to say, it’s a continuous pursuit of finding the best practice – one that is not mundane, monotonous and boring – but liberating and fun!

 

Thank you for reading all the way to the end – and here are the free opinion writing posters (click on link) that will help your students write cohesively in all parts of their persuasive essay.

 

Wish you and your students much creativity and creation!

 

This post first appeared on teach2tell.com

 

 

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Laurane Rae is the founder of the educational website, Teach2Tell. Her teaching tenure has given her the opportunity to teach students at the elementary level (K-5), middle school (6-8) and high school level (9-11).

She designs curriculum in subject areas pertaining to math, literacy, literature, science, history and social studies. Her strong passion lies in improving students' writing skills, hence she has spent and continues to spend countless hours designing interactive lessons on this often considered difficult-to-teach subject.

She is a strong advocate of taking on the role of a facilitator and directing teaching and learning to be more student-focused. Moreover, her teaching mantra dictates, that less teacher talk and more action gets the pace of a lesson going.

In addition to fulfilling her professional duties as literacy coach/literacy co-ordinator, Laurane has also delivered professional development sessions to teachers and been a mentor to new teachers

To unwind after a busy school week, Laurane plays the piano and enjoys going on long hikes and biking trails with family and friends. She is also a pet parent to a very active Dobie called Mercy (her 4:30 am running partner) and cuddly bundles of joy (cats), Bouncy and Missy Boy.

Visit her TpT Store to see all her teaching resources.

You will also find useful teaching ideas at her Blog.

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  1. Brian says

    February 3, 2022 at 10:54 am

    Thank you for your colorful happy posters!

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