Grades 3–5
Opinion Hooks: Grab Your Reader
One opinion, four hooks: a question, a surprising fact, a picture-this and a sound. Kids pick the best.
Writing worksheet · Opinion writing
Convince the Big Bad Wolf
A persuasive letter to a storybook character, with three reasons the wolf should stop huffing and puffing.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Topic
- Opinion writing
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Opinion writing, Giving reasons, Supporting with examples, Persuasive language
What kids do
“The Big Bad Wolf keeps blowing down the pigs’ houses. Write him a letter that convinces him to stop.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Something better he could do instead
- Please stop blowing down the pigs’ houses because
Teacher tip
Read The Three Little Pigs aloud first so kids have details to use in their reasons.
How to use it
- Have kids say their opinion and reasons to a partner first.
- Post linking words (because, also, for example) where kids can see them.
- Give a minute at the end to reread the work out loud to a partner.
Watch for
Kids who pick a side they cannot support. It is fine to switch sides while planning.
Talk about it
- What might someone on the other side say?
- Where else do writers use this skill?
Take it further
Have kids write a real letter about a real school issue.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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