Download or read book Georgia Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by G. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for opinion writing tasks on the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Georgia Standards of Excellence. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Opinion Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Georgia Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 5 written by G. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for opinion writing tasks on the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Georgia Standards of Excellence. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Opinion Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Georgia Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 3 written by G. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for opinion writing tasks on the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Georgia Standards of Excellence. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Opinion Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Georgia Test Prep Grade 4 written by Spectrum and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spectrum Georgia Test Prep provides the most comprehensive strategies for effective CRCT test preparation! Each book features essential practice in reading, math, and language test areas. The lessons, perfect for students in grade 4, strengthen understanding of test procedures. The activities are presented in a variety of formats and each book includes suggestions for parents and teachers, as well as answer keys, progress charts, and self-assessment exercises. --Today, more than ever, students need to be equipped with the essential skills they need for school achievement and for success on proficiency tests. The Spectrum series has been designed to prepare students with these skills and to enhance student achievement. Developed by experts in the field of education, each title in the Spectrum workbook series offers grade-appropriate instruction and reinforcement in an effective sequence for learning success. Perfect for use at home or in school, and a favorite of parents, homeschoolers, and teachers worldwide, Spectrum is the learning partner students need for complete achievement.

Download or read book Georgia Test Prep Writing Skills Workbook Georgia Milestones Daily Practice Grade 4 written by G. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-02 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparation for the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the reading and writing tasks on the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts assessments. The workbook covers all the writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the Georgia Milestones ELA Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the writing tasks - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives Key Benefits - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the state standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement

Download or read book Louisiana Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by Test Master Test Master Press Louisiana and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Louisiana Student Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Section 1: Developing Persuasive Writing Skills - 11 sets of exercises and writing prompts develop all the key skills required - focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - sets cover introducing a topic, stating an opinion, providing supporting ideas and reasons, using linking words, and writing conclusions - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - additional warm-up exercises teach key persuasive writing skills - guided tasks and planning activities teach students how to produce effective writing Section 2: Applying Persuasive Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply persuasive writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of persuasive writing - includes practice for opinion essays, letters and letters to the editor, reviews, research-based essays, and promotional texts - includes practice writing opinions in response to literary and informational texts Key Benefits - develops the persuasive writing skills described in the Louisiana Student Standards - focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development - students apply skills by writing complete texts in different styles and genres - examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks - planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - helps prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the LEAP 2025 ELA tests

Download or read book Texas Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by Test Master Press Texas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop key persuasive writing skills. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Texas Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by T. Hawas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop key persuasive writing skills. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Georgia Test Prep Revising and Editing Writing and Language Skills Workbook Grade 4 written by G. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice and Preparation for the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Tests! This workbook will give students extensive practice completing revising and editing tasks. Students will read full-length examples of student writing that contain errors. Each passage is followed by questions that require students to improve the passage or to correct an error. This workbook will prepare students for the language, revising, and editing questions on the Georgia Milestones ELA tests, as well as improve performance on the writing tasks on the tests. Extensive Revising and Editing Practice - Provides practice revising to improve writing and editing to correct errors - Revising tasks cover focus, organization, sentence structure, transitions, word use, strong word choices, and more - Editing tasks cover grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling - Covers the skills listed in the Georgia Standards of Excellence Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - 18 convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains a full-length example of student writing with errors and opportunities for improvement - Each set includes both revising and editing tasks - Format allows for review and feedback after each set Key Benefits - Provides extensive experience completing revising and editing tasks - Identifying errors in context improves language and vocabulary skills - Develops and improves writing skills - Helps ensure student writing follows standard writing conventions - Prepares students for the language, revising, and editing questions on the Georgia Milestones assessments - Improves performance on the writing tasks on the Georgia Milestones assessments

Download or read book Georgia Test Prep Reading Skills Workbook Georgia Milestones Daily Practice Grade 4 written by G. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparation for the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Tests! This book will develop the reading skills that students need, while preparing students for the reading sections of the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts tests. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing reading comprehension practice, while being focused on developing strong reading skills. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 48 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Includes sets for literary texts, informational texts, and paired passages - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Preparation for the Georgia Milestones ELA Tests - Covers the Georgia Standards of Excellence tested on the Georgia Milestones assessments - Includes a wide range of passage types - Strong skill development prepares students for more rigorous assessments - Students gain experience understanding, analyzing, and responding to passages - Provides practice completing selected-response, constructed-response, and technology-enhanced questions - Also includes questions and exercises covering text-based writing Key Benefits of this Book - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments

Download or read book Massachusetts Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook written by Test Master Press Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the 2017 Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Section 1: Developing Persuasive Writing Skills - 11 sets of exercises and writing prompts develop all the key skills required - focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - sets cover introducing a topic, stating an opinion, providing supporting ideas and reasons, using linking words, and writing conclusions - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - additional warm-up exercises teach key persuasive writing skills - guided tasks and planning activities teach students how to produce effective writing Section 2: Applying Persuasive Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply persuasive writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of persuasive writing - includes practice for opinion essays, letters and letters to the editor, reviews, research-based essays, and promotional texts - includes practice writing opinions in response to literary and informational texts Key Benefits - develops the persuasive writing skills described in the 2017 Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks - focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development - students apply skills by writing complete texts in different styles and genres - examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks - planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - helps prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the MCAS ELA tests

Download or read book Indiana Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 A Complete Guide to Writing Opinion Pieces written by I. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the ILEARN English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Indiana Academic Standards (IAS). The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of persuasive texts. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Ohio Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by O. Hawas and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for opinion writing tasks on Ohio's English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in Ohio's Learning Standards for English Language Arts. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Opinion Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - d104s used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book North Carolina Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by E. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the New North Carolina Standard Course of Study Introduced in 2017! This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Florida Test Prep Persuasive Writing written by Test Master Press Florida and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for opinion writing tasks on the FSA ELA Writing test. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS). The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book Florida Test Prep Persuasive Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by F. Hawas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for opinion writing tasks on the FSA ELA Writing test. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS). The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews

Download or read book Pennsylvania Test Prep Narrative Writing written by Test Master Press Pennsylvania and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the PSSA English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Pennsylvania Core Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts