Unit 4

How Do We Express Ourselves?

Showing What You've Learned in Unit 4

In this assignment, you will think back to the art forms explored and the entertainment topics thought about in this unit.


Your assignment is to write a short opinion essay to help other Grade 6 students become informed and knowledgeable about one of the following subjects. 

Choose from the following as a subject for your opinion piece:

  • Should individuals be monitored in how they express themselves online?
  • Should celebrities expect a level of privacy or should their lives be open to everyone? 
  • Should video games be seen as a sport or way to keep fit?
  • Should junk food be available in school?
  • Should art and music be mandatory subjects in school?
  • Other?

Activity

Ideas in Opinion Writing

Development of Ideas


Read Ideas in Opinion Writing on page 17 of Literacy in Action 6B.

One of the most important aspects of opinion writing is the development of ideas.

Writers must do the following:

  • state a clear opinion
  • provide reasons, facts, statistics, examples or details from personal experience to support the opinion

Now, you will plan an opinion article.


Click each coloured row for information about the activity.

The first step is to decide what you are going to write about. Choose one of the topics above.


When you have the topic chosen, go to the next step of the activity to Plan Your Opinion Article.

Now that your topic is chosen, you can plan your opinion article.


The The Persuasive Map Organizer in Section 2 of Assignment 4-4 will get you ready to write your essay.  





Document: Assignment 4-4
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  1. Download the document Assignment 4-4. 
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:




Document: Too Much TV? Yes!
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View a completed persuasion map for the topic: Too much TV? Yes!


Read through the persuasion map on the topic of Too Much TV.

You will see the three reasons chosen for the opinion and facts or examples that support the reasons written out there. Then read the conclusion to see how the ideas have been brought together.

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  1. Download the document Too Much TV? Yes!
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Too Much TV? Yes!
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Persuasion Map Practice Page file in this format: jsmith_persuasionpractice and save the file to your Documents folder.

After you have completed the Persuasion Map in Section 2 Assignment 4-4, go to the next step of the activity to complete the Persuasion Map Organizer.

When you are ready to write your Opinion Article, use the website Persuasion Map Organizer.

Websites

Websites

Persuasion Map Organizer


Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Assignment 4-4 file in this format: jsmithla6_4-4-opinion and save the file to your Documents folder to use later.

Now that your plan is complete, you will have the opportunity to work on this topic later.