Content Standards & Learning Objectives

California Common State Standards

Text Types and Purposes:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

Production and Distribution of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5: With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8: With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.9: (Begins in 4th grade)

Range of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.10: (Begins in 3rd grade)

Learning Objectives

Students will state their opinions and support their opinions with reasonings.
Students will follow the outline of opinion writing.
Students will write strong reasonings that support their opinion.

ELD Standards

Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways

A. Collaborative

2. Interacting with others in written English in various communicative forms (print, communicative technology, and multimedia) (W.1.6; L.1.1, 6)

3. Offering and supporting opinions and negotiating with others in communicative exchanges (SL.1.1, 6; L.1.1, 6)

C. Productive

10. Writing literary and informational texts to present, describe, and explain ideas and information, using appropriate technology (W.1.1–3, 5–8; L.1.1–2, 6)

11. Supporting own opinions and evaluating others’ opinions in speaking and writing (W.1.1; SL.1.4, 6; L.1.1–2, 6)

Part II: Learning About How English Works

A. Structuring Cohesive Texts

1. Understanding text structure

C. Connecting and Condensing Ideas

6. Connecting Ideas

Differentiated Learning Objectives

Students type or speak about their opinions with reasonings.
Students follow sentence frames provided to them.
Students use different resources and media to state their opinions.

UDL Guidelines

Engage

Recruiting Interest
- Optimize individual choice and autonomy
- Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity
Sustaining Effort & Persistence
- Heighten salience of goals and objectives
- Vary demands and resources to optimize challenge
- Foster collaboration and community
Self Regulation
- Promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation
- Develop self-assessment and reflection

Representation

Perception
- Offer ways of customizing the display of information
- Offer alternatives for auditory and visual information
Language & Symbols
- Clarify vocabulary and symbols
- Clarify syntax and structure
- Illustrate though multiple media
Comprehension
- Activate or supply background knowledge
- Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships
- Guide information processing and visualization

Action & Expression

Physical Action
- Optimize access to tools and assistive technologies
Expression & Communication
- Use multiple media for communication
- Use multiple tools for construction and composition
- Build fluencies with graduated levels of support for practice and performance
Executive Functions
- Guide appropriate goal-setting
- Facilitate managing information and resources