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The New Shopping Mall
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esterday a group
of business people
met with the mayor.
They presented their
plans for building a
new shopping mall. The
business people want
to build a large mall
downtown, where our
historic buildings are.
Many people in
our community don’t
want to have a new
mall downtown. We
agree with them. The
buildings downtown are
part of our history and
should not be torn down.
Amall can be built
anywhere. Putting a new
mall downtown would
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Some people in our
community don’t like
malls at all. We disagree
with them. Shopping
malls provide many
jobs to the community.
They also let people do
all their shopping in one
place. Without a mall,
people have to drive all
over town to buy things.
We are not opposed to
shopping malls. We are
opposed to tearing down
our historic buildings
downtown. If a mall is
built downtown, what
makes our community
special will be gone.
Is that something we
want to do? We don’t
think so!
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The editorial starts by giving information about the topic.
It describes the event or idea with exact details so the reader knows what
the editorial is about. Then, the editorial goes on to express opinions for
or against the topic. The opinions are supported with facts. Editorials are
typically found in newspapers.
Tips for writing an editorial:
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Choose words that will persuade the reader to agree with you.
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Word of the Week
Choose a new word to feature for the week.
The word can be a vocabulary word, school-
related word, or any other age-appropriate
word. For example, use the word
recepticle
.
Ask students to include this word in their
conversations or writing as often as possible.
Have them keep a count of the number of
times they correctly use the word during
the week.
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Brainstorm with students
a list of current issues and
write them on the board.
Remind students of the
editorial format as they
transfer their ideas from
the graphic organizer to
the paragraph format.
Have students work
independently to
brainstorm a current
issue to write about.
Have students write
each of their paragraphs
according to the
directions in their book.
Have students work in
pairs to brainstorm a list
of current issues. Have
students summarize
their opinion in their
conclusion. Ask them to
read their editorials to
each other.
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Meeting Individual Needs
You may wish to assist students who exhibit minor motor skill problems by permitting
them to type their editorial onto a computer or to dictate their editorial to an aide or
class helper.
Practice Tactics
Have students open their Practice Book to page 51. Read the directions aloud
and have students read along with you. Explain the directions and model the activity.
Then, have students complete the page as independent class work or homework.
Multiple Intelligences
Verbal
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Practice Book (page 51)
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Standards
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oval. Then, have them fill in their opinions and facts in the smaller ovals. Next,
walk students through the steps outlined in the Student Book and help them to
organize the details they will include in each paragraph of their writing.
Common Core State Standards
Reading: Informational Text
RI.3.1.
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the
text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.6.
Distinguish their own point of view from
that of the author of a text.
Language
L.3.2.
Demonstrate command of the conventions
of standard English capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling when writing.
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focuses on writing skills development.
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