St. Patrick's Day Opinion Writing Step-by-Step with 48 Writing Prompts (Would You Rather)

Do you think corned beef is the best meat to serve on St. Patrick's Day? If you need an engaging way to teach opinion writing, look no further than this step-by-step unit!

Perfect for elementary teachers and homeschoolers alike, this LOW PREP resource covers the five steps of opinion writing—research and brainstorming; reasons and examples; introduction and conclusion; draft, edit, and revise; and final draft—using a cross-curricular approach and St. Patrick's Day theme.

Each day's lesson addresses one step. Differentiated graphic organizers—primary lines, regular lines, and no lines—are included to match the student's handwriting skill level.

A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR:

St. Patrick's Day or holidays unit study

• Writing lessons or centers

• Social studies or history class

• ...or just for fun!
  
  HOW IT WORKS:
  
  Each student picks or is assigned a topic from the cards to research (individually or in small groups)

• Select one of the included writing prompts or use the blank ones to create your own

• Starting with research and brainstorming, students complete one opinion writing step each day

• Students present their final draft—orally or using the included graphic organizers—in response to the assigned writing prompt
  
  Help your students become expert opinion writers! Whether you're looking for an introduction to opinion writing or an assessment of prior knowledge, this resource has something for everyone. 
  
  ST. PATRICK'S DAY TOPICS INCLUDE:
  
  Blarney stone

• Bodhran drum

• Cabbage

• Corned beef

• Dublin

• Fiddle

• Flute

• Four-leaf clover

• Green

• Harp

• Ireland

• Irish dancing

• Irish stew

• Leprechaun

• Leprechaun trap

• Luck

• March

• Rainbow

• Saint Patrick

• Shamrock

• Uilleann pipe

• Vest

• Walking stick

• Whistle
  
  CROSS-CURRICULAR SUBJECTS COVERED:
  
  Art (drawing and coloring)

• English language arts

• Grammar

• History

• Reading

• Research

• Social studies

• Spelling

• Writing

84 PDF pages

Teacher instructions

St. Patrick's Day topic cards (24 in color and 24 in B&W)

St. Patrick's Day writing prompts (48)

Differentiated research organizers (3 levels)

Differentiated opinion writing organizers (3 levels)

Step-by-step student opinion writing instructions and checklists

Sentences starters and transitions

Optional writing craftivity (2 levels)

BONUS DOWNLOAD: Anchor charts, writing rubrics, and helpful bookmarks