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April 27, 2020 · Leave a Comment

PERSUASIVE/ OPINION DIGITAL WRITING: THE GOOGLE SLIDES WAY

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Perhaps one of the most difficult subjects to teach is writing – be it a narrative, persuasive or even a creative genre.

But you know what – if we teach students the structural components of each genre, the job is half done.

opinion writing persuasive digital writing in google slides for google classroom

For one thing, scoring is attributed to the hook, opinion, reasons and supporting details in a Persuasive Essay (also called an Opinion Essay) or the elements of a plot in a narrative. 

Sentence structure, vocabulary, spelling and puncutation in addition to the flair for writing make up the other half of the scoring. So setting up a child for a more or less 50% success rate by initially focusing on the structural elements of a writing genre is quite forthcoming.

It is interesting to note that writing for the reluctant becomes less intimidating if it is integrated with technology and based on a theme – makes sense doesn’t it – considering that most students love learning that involves digital devices and moreover a topic they can relate to.

This Persuasive/Opinion writing freebie in Google Slides featuring sample texts with an Earth Day theme targets just that. All you need is a Google Drive account and you can assign this resource to your students via Google Classroom or any other safe online learning platform. I’ve also projected this lesson in Zoom by simply sharing my screen and walking students through the scaffolded steps outlined in each section of the writing lesson. 

The versatility of working with a writing lesson in Google Slides is that it could be a combination of presentation and interactive slides that involve typing, clicking and dragging to order etc. 

So for instance, a slide detailing information can be presented by accessing ‘view‘ on the menu bar in Google Slides and selecting the option ‘present‘. 

persuasive opinion digital writing google classroom google slides distance learning

Information to guide students can also be written on each slide itself thereby scaffolding the structural elements of the genre.

persuasive opinion digital writing google classroom google slides distance learning

Dragging sentence strips and placing them in the right order further reinforces the structural components of a persuasive piece. 

persuasive opinion digital writing google classroom google slides distance learning

persuasive opinion digital writing google classroom google slides distance learning

In addition, constructive questions on the mentor text help students reflect on the components of the persuasive essay.

persuasive opinion digital writing google classroom google slides distance learning

Color coding in Google slides is an effective visual aid and here students can color code the mentor text thereby further assimilating information on the structural components of the persuasive/opinion essay. The mentor text in this resource is editable – which makes this possible.

The constructive questions are editable too, giving the teacher flexibility to change spellings or content.

persuasive opinion digital writing google classroom google slides distance learning

Graphic organizers are a powerful tool to guide writing and this helps students to keep their writing on track and adhering to structure. That, as I mentioned earlier, is job half-done.

persuasive opinion digital writing google classroom google slides distance learning

And finally, after students have planned their writing using the graphic organizer, they are ready to write their persuasive piece. The checklist on the right in the slide below would be a great reference tool as they write. Best of all, as this is a digital resource – students type. The perfect outlet for students who are reluctant writers.

earth day digital

 

So, if you haven’t yet started on having your students digitally write in Google Slides or you would like to try out this complete digital writing lesson on Persuasive/Opinion Writing – then do access this resource by clicking here or on the image link. 

 

earth day activity

A sequel to this lesson will also be coming soon – so keep in touch…

On a sidenote, If you use this resource with your students, I would be thrilled if you tag me on instagram @teachtotell.

 

This post on Opinion Writing With Google Slides originally appeared at Teach2Tell.com

 

Stay safe!

Until next time…

 
 







 

 

 

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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.

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