I love having students think and write from a different perspective. Last year, instead of writing about how they could help the Earth, I asked them to write how they think the Earth will change in the next 100 years. Their responses were phenomenal! It was amazing to see who was optimistic and believed the Earth would be cleaner and more efficient. On the flip side, those that wrote about how the Earth would be in even worse shape backed up their reasoning with solid opinions based on what they had observed.

How I Use This Resource:

To start, I give my students a choice. They can choose between technology, transportation, communication, or the environment. Each choice comes with a graphic organizer with two images to help drive their thinking. For example with transportation, students make a list under each image. Some of my students need more of a visual support, so they draw pictures instead of making a list. From there they choose which type of transportation they want to write about and pick the appropriate graphic organizer to narrow down their thoughts. Once they are done and we have our writing conferences, they use the writing paper provided to complete their opinion writing.

This resource was a HUGE success with my reluctant writers!! When COVID hit, I made a digital version to accommodate everyone, whether they needed a print or digital version. I am excited to turn this into a yearly writing activity with my students and can’t wait to see what they come up with this year.

If you want to try out just the transportation FREEBIE digital version, grab it HERE. To purchase the FULL print and digital resource, click HERE.