Student Directions-8

Comprehension into Writing This Week

This week you will read and take notes for two texts.

1. Jacob Riis Champion of the Poor (Informational)
2. The Fight for Equality

While you read, keep in mind the prompt you will be writing to:

In your opinion, who made a bigger difference in their community, Jacob Riis or Sylvia Mendez. Use examples from the texts to support your opinion.

After reading, you will use information from both texts to help you form your opinion and answer the prompt.

Here are this week's resources:

Objective:

I can use information from text to write a response to a writing prompt.

Success Criteria:

I wrote an opinion writing piece with details from Jacob Riis Champion of the Poor and The Fight for Equality that answers the prompt.

Essential Question/Prompt

In your opinion, who made a bigger difference in their community, Jacob Riis or Sylvia Mendez. Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer

Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer