A complete 2.5-week Grade 3 opinion writing unit with 113 editable lesson slides (PowerPoint + Google Slides), 12 ready-to-teach lesson plans, 5 printable worksheets, a color-coded rubric, a summative task sheet, and an editable parent letter. Aligned to CCSS W.3.1 and supporting standards. Built and tested by a real classroom teacher.

Stop building opinion writing slides from scratch every Sunday. This complete Grade 3 unit gives you 113 editable lesson slides PLUS 2.5 weeks of ready-to-teach lesson plans, all aligned to CCSS W.3.1 and built by a real classroom teacher.

Every lesson is already projected. Every Today’s Target, Hook, Mini-Lesson, and Your Turn slide is pre-built with speaker notes — so you walk in, project, and teach.

Everything is professionally designed, rubric-aligned, and ready on Monday.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

113 Editable Lesson Slides (PowerPoint .pptx — works in Google Slides too)

• Cover + 3 week dividers + 12 lessons × 9 slides + end slide = 113 slides total
• Each lesson has 9 slides: Lesson Title, Today’s Target, Hook, 3 Mini-Lessons, Worksheet Preview, Your Turn, Share & Close
• Speaker notes on every slide — TEACHER MOVE + supporting notes, hidden from students, visible to you in presenter view
• Six mini-lesson layouts (definition, four-part, real-world, three-part, paragraph, compare) keep slides visually fresh across the unit
• Three hook layouts (compare, paragraph, three-card) pre-built into every lesson
• Designed in 16:9 widescreen at 13.33 × 7.5 inches — projects cleanly on any modern board
• Fully editable — change any text, swap a topic, adapt to your class

Unit Overview + 12 Lesson Plans (13-page PDF)

• Week 1: Understanding Opinion Writing — what is an opinion, OREO structure, linking words, reading mentor texts, picking a topic
• Week 2: Planning and Drafting — OREO Planner, opening sentence, writing reasons, adding examples, closing sentence
• Week 3: Revising and Publishing — peer feedback with Two Stars and a Wish, editing with CUPS, publishing celebration
• Each lesson is a single page with a clear hook, mini-lesson, independent practice, and share & close structure
• CCSS codes on every lesson, plus duration, materials, objective, key vocabulary, differentiation, assessment note, and teacher tip
• Designed for 30–40 minute Grade 3 writing blocks

5 Printable Student Worksheets (6-page PDF)

• Opinion Hunt — sort facts from opinions and write your own
• Linking Words Sort and Fill — dedicated worksheet on because, therefore, since, for example
• OREO Planner — single-page plan with boxes for every OREO part
• My Opinion Draft (2 pages) — primary-style writing lines with sentence starters for every OREO part
• Two Stars and a Wish Peer Feedback — structured, kind, specific feedback sheet

Grade 3 Opinion Writing Rubric (1-page landscape PDF)

• 4 criteria: Opinion and Reasons, Linking Words, Organization, Conventions
• 4 levels: Exceeding, Meeting, Approaching, Not Meeting
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