Opinion Writing Frames

1st Grade ELAWriting3 pages

About this worksheet

Sentence frames carry 1st grade students from a single opinion to a full piece on this 3-page writing sheet. Part 1 asks them to pick summer or winter and name a favorite recess game, each with a because. Part 2 builds a paragraph about their favorite food with a beginning, a middle and a printed ending. Part 3 repeats the frame for a favorite animal, but students write the closing sentence alone. It matches Common Core W.1.1, and the key gives model answers such as pizza with lots of gooey cheese.

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Curriculum objectives covered

W.1.1

โ€œWrite opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.โ€

Every part states an opinion with a because reason, Parts 2 and 3 name the topic first, and Part 3 asks for an original closing sentence.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1 Sharing Your Opinion

Two frames, "I think ___ is better than ___ because" and "My favorite game to play is ___ because".

Part 2 Building an Opinion Paragraph

A boxed frame on favorite food that starts "I am writing about" and ends "That is why ___ is the best."

Part 3 Try It Yourself

The same frame for a favorite animal, with an empty line where students write their own ending.

Answer key

Sample answers for all four, from summer swimming to tag at recess.

How teachers use it

Fade the frame

Part 3 is the real test. If a student borrows "That is why" from Part 2, that still counts, since they chose the closing themselves.

Straight after recess

Do question 2 right after recess while the games are fresh. Students give better reasons for a game they just played.

Chart the reasons

List the because reasons from question 1 under Summer and Winter. Students see that one opinion can rest on many reasons.

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