Overview/Purpose:
Students make initial plans for their commentary, determining a statement of opinion, and selecting a tone before making an outline for the piece.
Guiding Questions:
- How can making some decisions about opinion and tone help us prepare to write our commentaries?
Recommended Time:
45-90 minutes
Lesson Design:
- Explain that commentary writers, like writers of all genres, make some decisions before drafting.
- By the end of class, students will be required to turn-in an index card with their name, the topic for their commentary, and a statement that clearly expresses their opinion about the topic and what tone they intend to use in their writing.
- Model for students how you would determine these things for yourself. Show how you would experiment crafting an opinion statement and try writing in various tones.
- Students use the remaining time writing to make these decisions for themselves.
- Collect index cards at the end of class, reading them to determine who is ready for the next step.
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