Open Up - Grade 4 - ELA - Module 4 - End of Unit 3 Assessment

Task: You have been learning about how kids have taken action to make a difference. Write a script for a PSA urging people to find a way to take action and make a difference in their own communities. Other students, parents, and people in your community will read your writing to learn more about why they should take action and do something meaningful to help the community.

Directions: Write a script for a PSA about why someone should take action to make a difference in her or his community. Be sure to explain why it’s important to make a difference and offer some things the viewer might do. Choose the most important reasons and include at least one example from your research on kids making a difference to support your opinion. Then write a script that has a clear introduction, proof paragraph, and a conclusion.

REMEMBER: A well-written opinion text:

• Gives the reader information needed to understand the topic and clearly states the focus

• Gives reasons for the opinion that are supported by facts and details

• Follows rules of writing (spelling, punctuation, and grammar)

Now, begin work on your PSA script. Manage your time carefully so that you can:

1. Review your Taking Action Research note-catcher before writing your draft.

2. Draft your script.

3. Use the Opinion Writing Checklist as you draft to be sure it meets all the criteria.