Powering Our Future: Energy

Lesson 14
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ELA

Alternate Unit 2

4th Grade

Lesson 14 of 14

Objective


Write an opinion piece to convince community leaders to use a particular source of energy to provide electricity to your town.

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

You have been invited to a town meeting. Your goal is to convince community leaders to choose an energy source to provide electricity to the town. 

To prepare for the meeting, write an opinion piece that includes: 

  • An opinion on which energy source should be used 
  • Explanation of the strengths of the energy source
  • Explanation of any negatives of the energy source 

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Vocabulary


recommend

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to suggest that someone should do something

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Common Core Standards


  • SL.4.4 — Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
  • W.4.1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information
  • W.4.1.a — Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.
  • W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
  • W.4.1.c — Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition).
  • W.4.8 — Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
  • W.4.9 — Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Supporting Standards

L.4.1
L.4.1.c
L.4.2
L.4.6
SL.4.5
SL.4.6
W.4.4
W.4.5
W.4.6
W.4.10
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