Informational or Opinion Writing Prompts

Cell phones are part of everyone’s lives. Phones connect us to our friends, families and the world! After listening to the audio, “News Debate: Tough Cell” and reading the text, “When to Introduce Your Child to a Smartphone or Tablet.” Write 1 to 3 paragraphs in which you defend your opinion on whether or not students should be able to use a cell phone in school. Support your opinion with evidence from the texts.

• Informational

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.W.3.1A

CCSS.W.3.1B

CCSS.W.3.1C

Have you ever looked up at the moon and wondered what it looks like up close? After viewing “Earth’s Moon” and reading “Moon,” write a 1-3 paragraph essay describing the characteristics of the moon. Be sure to support your response with evidence from both the text and

video.

• Opinion

• Informational

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

After watching the video and reading both "Alligators and Crocodiles", write 1-3 paragraphs in which you compare the similarities and differences between crocodiles and alligators. Your explanation must be based on information that can be found in the video and passages.

• Informational

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Is it a good idea to clone living things? After reading “Dolly the Sheep was the First” and “Why Clone?” write a multiparagraph essay in which you explain whether it is a good idea to clone living things, or not. Support your opinion with reasons from the text.

• Informational

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.W.3.1A

CCSS.W.3.1B

CCSS.W.3.1C

CCSS.W.3.2B

Do we really benefit from daylight savings time? After reading “Don’t Forget to Spring Forward This Weekend,” and “Do We Really Need Daylight Saving Time?”, write at least 2-3 paragraphs in which you explain whether or not switching from standard time to daylight savings time is a good idea. Support your reasons with evidence from the texts.

• Opinion

• Informational

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What

prompted the Boston Tea Party? After reading “A Very Messy Tea Party,” and

“Some Laws Are Intolerable”, write at least 2-3 paragraphs in which you

examine the causes of the Boston Tea Party, and explain the effects it had on

the colonists. Support your response with evidence from the text.

• Informational

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5