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Students will be able to construct and express complex opinions using appropriate academic language and sentence frames in both written and oral forms.

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ELD.PI.7.1 - Engaging in Collaborative Discussions: Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions by following turn-taking rules, asking relevant questions, affirming others, adding relevant information, and paraphrasing key ideas.

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Speaking and Writing domains: Students will demonstrate ability to express opinions with supporting evidence using academic vocabulary and complex sentence structures.

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What makes a strong argument? Display question and have students Think-Pair-Share using the sentence frame: 'I believe a strong argument needs ___ because ___.'

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Teacher models expressing opinions using academic language and evidence. Introduce opinion sentence frames:
- In my opinion... because...
- I strongly believe... as evidenced by...
- While some may argue..., I contend that...

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Academic English: Using Verbs To Express Opinions

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Students collaborate in Padlet groups to practice expressing opinions about given topics. Each group posts their opinions and responds to other groups using sentence frames and academic vocabulary.

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Students individually complete an opinion graphic organizer about a topic of their choice, incorporating at least three pieces of evidence and using academic vocabulary.

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Advanced students can create counter-arguments and rebuttals to strengthen their opinions using more complex sentence structures.

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Struggling students can use simplified sentence frames and word banks to construct their opinions. Teacher provides additional scaffolding as needed.

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Monitor student discussions during guided practice using ELPAC Speaking rubric. Note use of academic vocabulary and sentence frames.

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Students use Padlet to peer review each other's opinion statements, providing feedback using a simplified ELPAC-aligned rubric.

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Collect and review student graphic organizers to assess understanding of opinion structure and evidence use.

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In pairs, students share one thing they learned about expressing opinions using the frame: 'Today I learned ___ about expressing opinions. This will help me ___.''

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Students write a quick opinion statement about their learning experience using at least one sentence frame and academic vocabulary term learned today.

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Write a well-structured opinion paragraph about a current event using at least three sentence frames and five academic vocabulary words from today's lesson.

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Complete interactive exercises on expressing opinions in academic contexts.

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Create a short video or audio recording expressing your opinion about a school-related topic using today's sentence frames and vocabulary. Optional: Share on class Padlet for peer feedback.