Tuesday, March 29, 2016

March/April Writing Workshop

March/April Writing Workshop

Second grade is working hard to persuade you!  During the month of March, students have been testing various products, such as food, games, dances, and short movies.  We have developed our opinions and have been creating persuasive reviews to convince our readers to trust our opinion.  During this unit, we have been working hard to draft the first of several multi-paragraph essays.  We are learning the structures of a persuasive essay – introduction that shares an opinion and description of the product; 2-3 body paragraphs that give supporting reasons and evidence; and conclusion that restates the opinion and offers a recommendation.  Students are revising their work by adding voice, description, comparisons, and exaggeration.  


Following our persuasive review unit will be a book review unit.   Students will apply their knowledge from the persuasive review unit to draft four-five paragraph essay that reviews a book of their choice.  They will learn to create an interesting lead that gives a description of the book without giving away the ending, as well as quoting from the text to support their reasons and ideas.  We can’t wait to share all of our recommendations with you!

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