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Performance
Task
Essential Question
How can caring for Earth and its living
things improve life now and in the future?
Write an Opinion Essay
PROMPT Think back on what you learned in this module about taking care of Earth
and its resources.
Imagine that you’ve joined a school club called Green Kids. The club invites young
people to help the environment in your community. What project can kids in your
community do to “go green”? Choose one idea and write an opinion essay for the
club’s website. State your opinion about why this project is important, and support
your opinion with evidence from the texts.
I will write an essay about .
Make sure your opinion essay
has an introduction that states your opinion.
presents reasons in an order that makes sense.
uses evidence from the texts to support each reason.
uses linking words and phrases to connect ideas.
has a conclusion that restates your opinion and leaves
readers with something to think about.
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