In our opinion!

This week we started a unit on persuasive writing. We have been deciding what we think about certain issues, and explaining our reasons why.

We have an "opinion line" on the floor, which ranged from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree". We stand in the place that matches our opinion.

 
We have to be able to explain why we chose to stand there, so we chat with the people around us and confirm our ideas.

Once we've written our arguments, we take turns to proclaim them confidently while standing on our chairs. It just seems more official, somehow...