Common Core Standards

Grade 4

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

What 10-year-old doesn't love to give you their opinion?

To be fair, this is the sweet spot in youthful opinion making—they're plenty opinionated, but they'll still listen (mostly) to your input.

So grab this one by the reigns and ask them what they think. Stumped on the deets? Check out the following substandards to help you move along.

If I'd had to teach to the Common Core, I would have used Shmoop, too.

The observed gravitational effect between Common Core activities results from their warping of Shmooptime.