Writing with Core Connections :0)

We have been working on the Opinion Writing in my class :0). It took four days to write four parts of the essay!!! We dedicated one day for every section: introduction, firsthand account paragraph, secondhand account paragraph, and the conclusion. I will share samples of how I guided my class in writing their OWN paragraphs. I would only display the posters the next day in order to show how the students' essay should "grow" in size too :0).
You will see how we color-coded our paragraphs in order to present the evidence and support it with elaboration. You will also notice that we worked on certain transitional words for both text evidence and elaboration parts of the essay. 

The most difficult part of the essay was....... the conclusion :0)! Surprisingly, students had to really REWORK their final thoughts :0). I will be working on writing conclusions separately.