4th & 5th Grade Paired Passages with Opinion Writing Prompt on Cell Phones
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Use these paired passages with a highly engaging writing prompt to keep students engaged during your dreaded writing block! Students will read the two sources and the writing prompt, plan out their essay, and write a four- or five-paragraph essay about their opinion on the topic.
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Use these paired passages with a highly engaging writing prompt to keep students engaged during your dreaded writing block! Students will read the two sources and the writing prompt, plan out their essay, and write a four- or five-paragraph essay about their opinion on the topic.
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This Paired Passages Opinion Writing Prompt Includes:
- Text Source #1
- Text Source #2
- Writing Prompt: Should Parents Monitor Their Child’s Cell Phone?
- Planning Sheets
- Writing Paper
Spark a love of writing with this high-interest writing prompt. A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity.
Standards:
- Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1
- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1
- Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9
Ideas for Use:
- Individual Writing Practice
- Whole Group Instruction
- Partner Practice
- Substitute Plans
- Send Home as Practice
- ELA Work Stations or Centers
- Assessment
I am the author of each text, I just used different author names so students could practice citing different names.
*This was designed to be perfect practice for state writing tests! Directly aligned with Florida’s FSA format, but probably similar to your state, too!
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4th & 5th Grade Paired Passages Opinion Writing Prompt on Siblings` 
Julie V. –
This is a perfect topic for 5th graders and an excellent resource for us to write opinions.
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Reagan Thorp –
My students loved debating this topic and writing opinion based responses! I loved the length of the paired passages and the wording of the writing prompt!
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VN Creations –
Great resource to use during an opinion writing unit!
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Margaret E. –
This resource was really helpful with argumentative writing and practicing using text evidence to support an argument.
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Sierra S. –
This was a super easy to use resource! I loved it!!!
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christina D. –
This is an awesome resource. My students liked the paired passagaes and opinion writing.
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Park it in 4th –
Perfect for writing practice in preparation for state testing! Thank you so much!
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Molly S. –
Great resource. Engaging and appropriate for students to practice reading and writing responses to questions.
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Melissa B. –
My students loved this resource! I loved using it with my 4th grade REACH class.
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Debbie L. –
This was a great resource, and my students enjoyed using it.
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Mimi Herman –
This was an easy topic for the kids to show their understanding of writing with. I did use another article about cell phones to add more passages. It was very relatable.
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Angela C. –
These articles are perfect for our opinion writing unit.
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Brittany D. –
This was great for students to use. It helped them a ton with the concept and they told me they understood much better after using!
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Learning With Laurel –
This 4th & 5th Grade Opinion Writing Prompt on Cell Phone Usage is engaging, relevant, and sparks thoughtful classroom discussion. The topic immediately captures students’ attention while guiding them to use evidence and clear reasoning to support their opinions. It’s an easy-to-implement, standards-aligned resource that strengthens both reading comprehension and opinion writing skills.
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Heidi M. –
The articles were appropriate and engaging for 5th graders and led to good discussion before the students wrote.
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Michaela Q. –
Love this rigorous writing resource to prep for state testing
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Rebecca H. –
I used this with fourth graders and the topic was so relevant to them! They had a lot of opinions and the articles let to great discussion!
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