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Wrap It Up: A Splash Pad for Hilltop Park
Grade 3 opinion writing: read a piece about a park splash pad that needs an ending, then choose, check and write concluding statements.
Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toW.3.1.d
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 10 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students choose a concluding statement that restates the opinion and sums up the reasons.
- Students find sentences that do not belong in a concluding section.
- Students write a concluding statement for an opinion piece.
How to use
Read Diego's piece together and talk about what a good ending does. Let students answer the questions alone, then share the endings they wrote in the last section.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Write a concluding statement or section for an opinion piece.
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Wrap It Up: A Splash Pad for Hilltop Park
Choose and write concluding statements for opinion pieces.
Read the opinion piece
Diego wrote this opinion piece for the kids' page of the town newspaper. He has not written his ending yet.
Hilltop Park Needs a Splash Pad
1Hilltop Park has swings, a slide, and a sandbox. On hot summer afternoons, though, the playground is almost empty. The slide gets too hot to touch, and there is no shade near the swings. I think our town should build a splash pad at Hilltop Park. A splash pad is a play area where fountains spray water up from the ground.
2One reason is that a splash pad would help kids stay cool. Running through the spray feels wonderful when the sun is blazing. Instead of staying inside, kids could play outdoors all afternoon.
3Another reason is that a splash pad is a safe way for young children to play in water. The water sprays from the ground and drains away, so there is no deep pool to fall into. Even toddlers can splash while their families watch from nearby benches.
4A third reason is that a splash pad would bring neighbors together. Parents could chat on the benches while their kids play. Families who have never met might become friends.
- A. Hilltop Park should get a new slide and more swings.
- B. Our town should build a splash pad at Hilltop Park.
- C. Kids should stay inside on hot summer afternoons.
- D. Our town should build a deep swimming pool at the school.
- A. Start a new topic about the school library.
- B. Add a new reason he has not explained yet.
- C. Say his opinion again and sum up his reasons.
- D. Change his mind and argue for the other side.
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