Similar to Lesson 4, in the Closing students participate in a whole group peer critique focused on having a conclusion that is clearly related to their opinion, with words and sentences following the rules of writing, and correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation ( W.5.1d, L.5.1, L.5.2).Instead, students are directed to look back at the Model Essay: Branch Rickey (from Module 3, Unit 2, Lesson 9) and to transfer what they learned in Module 3 to this content. If technology is not available for this, students can continue to handwrite their essays, leaving a line between each line of writing for editing.As with the previous writing lessons in this unit, this writing is done with minimal teacher guidance and without a topic-specific model in order to gradually release students to write opinion essays independently in response to an essay prompt in an on-demand assessment. To address W.5.6, students continue to word-process their essays. In Work Time A, students draft the conclusion of their opinion essays and cite sources ( W.5.1, W.5.4, W.5.6, W.5.8, W.5.9b).Purpose of lesson and alignment to standards: Select a prompt and respond in the front of your independent reading journal Whole Group Critique: Conclusion (20 minutes)Ī. Independent Writing: Drafting Conclusion and Citing Sources (35 minutes)Ī. L.5.2e: Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.Ī.

L.5.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.5.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

W.5.9b: Apply grade 5 Reading standards to literature (e.g., 'Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point').W.5.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.W.5.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.W.5.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.W.5.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.W.5.1d: Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.W.5.1c: Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).W.5.1b: Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.W.5.1a: Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.RI.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.These are the CCS Standards addressed in this lesson:

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