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Opening and Final Acts
Festivals Unit | Lesson 4 of 5

Opening and Final Acts

Festivals Unit | Lesson 4 of 5
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DISCUSS:
What could be a fun way for this festival to start?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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For now you’ll need your Intro/Conclusion worksheet, Word Bank, and
Option 1 & 2 notes. You can put the other pages to the side.
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Get your Intro/Conclusion worksheet. Find the Introduction box.
Start by saying hello to Tariq!
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Look at your notes to remind yourself about the festival you chose
and your two reasons why. Then write your sentence.
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Write your transition sentence where you left off.
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Read over your introduction and make sure it has a greeting, opinion
and reasons, and a transition sentence. You can make changes if you
want.
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Take turns sharing your introduction with your partner.
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DISCUSS:
What do you want Tariq to remember most from YOUR writing?
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Put your Option 1 & 2 Notes and Word Bank to the side. Then get
your Reason 1 and Reason 2 worksheets.
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Find your three worksheets and put them in order.
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Silently read your writing. Start at the introduction, then reason 1,
and finally reason 2. When you’re done, give a silent thumbs up.
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Restate your opinion about which festival video you would like to see.
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Discuss with a partner: What are some parts about this festival that
you found most exciting?
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Write the things you are most excited about for this festival video.
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Write your sentence thanking Tariq.
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Read over your conclusion. You can make changes if you want.
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Take turns sharing your conclusion with your partner.
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Grade 3

Opinion

Introduction & Conclusion

W.3.1A, W.3.1D, W.3.4

28 reviews

Students will...

Print Prep
  • write an introduction (greeting).

  • write a conclusion (closing).

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-3 of this unit.

Introduction

10 mins

Grade 3

Opinion

Introduction & Conclusion

W.3.1A, W.3.1D, W.3.4

28 reviews

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