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Let the Goats Clear the Hill: Opening and Grouping an Opinion

Grade 4 opinion writing: study a model piece about hiring goats to clear a weedy park hill, then introduce a topic, state an opinion and group ideas.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.4.1.a

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students identify the sentence that states the writer's opinion in an introduction.
Students sort supporting ideas into related groups that match each paragraph.
Students plan an introduction and two groups of related ideas for their own opinion piece.

How to use

Read the model piece together and point out how each body paragraph holds one group of ideas, then let students plan their own piece in the last section.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.4.1.a

Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and group related ideas to support the writer's purpose.

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Let the Goats Clear the Hill: Opening and Grouping an Opinion

Introduce a topic, state an opinion and group related ideas.

Read the model opinion piece

Let the Goats Clear the Hill (by Teodora, Grade 4)

1Have you ever tried to climb the steep hill behind Brambleton Park? If you have, you know it is covered with prickly vines, tall weeds and patches of poison ivy. Right now, workers try to clear the hill with loud machines, but the weeds keep growing back, and the rocky slope is hard to work on. I think our town should hire a herd of goats to clear the hill instead.

2Goats are the right workers for this job. They eat many kinds of weeds, vines and shrubs, and they can even munch on poison ivy, the plant that makes most people itch. Goats are also skilled climbers. Their hooves help them walk on steep, rocky ground where a mower could slip or tip over. Some towns and parks have already hired goat herds to clear land that is hard to reach.

3Goats would also make the park a nicer place for people. Unlike mowers, goats do not burn gas or fill the air with smoke. They are much quieter, too, so neighbors could enjoy peaceful mornings instead of the roar of engines. Best of all, families would get to watch the goats at work. Many children have never seen a goat up close, and seeing a herd munch its way across a hill would be a treat.

4The goats can handle the steep slope and the itchy weeds, and they would make Brambleton Park cleaner, quieter and more fun to visit. Please give the goats a chance to clear the hill. I believe our town will be glad it did.

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