Unit Plan 12 (Grade 2 ELA): Organizing & Concluding Opinions
Second graders strengthen opinion writing by using linking words like because and also to connect their ideas. They organize opinions with clear reasons and write closings that logically follow, creating complete, polished paragraphs.
Focus: Linking words (because, also); endings that follow
Grade Level: 2
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Writing • Language)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
Opinion writers make their ideas easy to follow. This week students organize opinion pieces with a clear opinion → reasons structure, use linking words (because, also) to connect ideas, and write closings that follow from what they said. With guidance, they’ll revise for organization and edit for capitals, end punctuation, and common spelling patterns so their paragraphs are clean and convincing.
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Write an opinion that includes clear reasons and a concluding statement that follows from the reasons (W.2.1).
- Use linking words (because, also) to connect opinion and reasons (W.2.1).
- With adult guidance, revise for organization and edit for capitals, punctuation, and spelling (W.2.5; L.2.2).
- Produce complete sentences that are easy to read (L.2.2).
Standards Alignment — CCSS Grade 2
- W.2.1, W.2.5, L.2.2
Success Criteria — student language
- I stated my opinion and gave 2 matching reasons.
- I used because (to explain) and also (to add) in complete sentences.
- My closing fits what I wrote and wraps up my opinion.
- I revised one thing to make my writing clearer and edited for capitals, end marks, spelling.