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As students move into persuasive and argumentative writing, we need to show them the powerful relationship a fact has with an opinion, one in which facts can serve to support and strengthen an opinion.
Let's dive into an example.
If I asked students whether or not kids should read every day during the summer, their answers are instinctively supported by their personal feelings and experiences:
Yes, because reading helps you learn things.
We can even help students elaborate their initial reasoning by explaining personal examples:
Yes, kids should read every day during the summer because reading helps you learn things. For example, I learn lots of new things when I read nonfiction books on topics I like. If you read every day, you will surely get a lot smarter. But students' writing gets even more sophisticated when a relevant fact is used to validate and strengthen their reasoning:
Yes, kids should read every day during the summer because reading helps you learn things. For example, I learn lots of new things when I read nonfiction books on topics I like. One study even found that the more pages students read per day in the summer, the better the students did on a national test. So, if you read every day, you will surely get a lot smarter.
No, kids should not have to read every day during the summer because kids should get outside and play as much as they want. Only about half of kids get at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity during the summer, so instead of requiring kids to read every day, let's focus our effort on getting kids to exercise every day. The weather in the summer is warm and there are plenty of things to do. For example, I go swimming, play basketball with friends, ride my bike, and play in my tree house.
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