Hot Chocolate is the Best Winter Drink!

Name: Eden Peters

Date: Wednesday March 22, 2017

Grade: 1/2 Split Class – Working 3:1 with the ELL students

Unit/Subject: Persuasive Writing – Literacy (Writing)

Materials

• Graphic Organizer on persuasive writing

• Markers

Objectives

• To enhance the students understanding on persuasive writing

• To ensure the students back up their arguments with supporting points

Anticipatory Set

The 3 ELL students and myself will sit at the back table or in the hallway to complete the graphic organizers.

Instructional Input

We will review the concepts of persuasive writing – stating the idea and having 3 supporting arguments as well as a conclusion.

Guided Practice

Together we will create a persuasive argument of their choice and ensure that there are 3 supporting points and a conclusion. Once we have created it, we will colour the arguments in one colour and the supporting points in another – I will not give away which part is which, the children will discuss it and then tell me what they think.

Checking for Understanding

Once we have coloured in the components, they will record it in their graphic organizers independently. This will prepare them for when they are required to complete persuasive writing on their own.

The persuasive argument that we created:

Opinion: Hot Chocolate is the Best Winter Drink

Reason 1: It keeps me warm in the winter. My body is so cold from playing outside, I need something hot to warm my toes and nose.

Reason 2: It can rehydrate me. I may get tired and thirsty from playing so I will need something to drink.

Reason 3: It is tasty! I really like chocolate, marshmallows and sugar!

Conclusion: I can’t wait to drink my delicious hot chocolate!

Closure

I will collect their graphic organizers and they will join the rest of the class on the carpet.

Reflection

Although it took me a while to execute this activity (as we got interrupted by their ELL teacher), I feel that the children enjoyed it and are beginning to understand the components of persuasive writing more than they did before. While the children came up with the ideas, I reworded them, which I would not necessarily do next time. Hopefully I will be able to plan another

lesson on persuasive writing for the ELL students and they will be able to write an argument with less direction.