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The materials:

 Chart paper for starting anchor chart of transition words

 Student drafts

 Mentor texts that exemplify the use of transition words

Start a classroom chart of transition words for opinion writing, inviting input from students. Begin with the fourth-grade expectations (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition). Lead a discussion about each word and how it might help a writer organize his or her thinking. This list can continue to grow as students have more experience with opinion and persuasion pieces. After, although, as, when, whereas—all these transition words really help students prioritize what they want to say. Going forward, you can do 3- to 5-minute mini-lessons on power words, during which you get students to define the word in different ways. The goal is to move students even beyond this and to use a variety of transitional words.

Have students choose and add transition words directly onto their graphic organizers and ultimately into their drafts. Continue drafting and revising.