Nancy Sandoval Izelo

Voter ID Laws
Standard
1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and
information.
a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational
structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writers purpose.
b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently,
specifically).
d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
(5.W.1)
Objective
Student will be able to write an opinion paragraph.
Anticipatory set (10 Minutes)

Since this lesson will take place three weeks after primaries I will begin by talking about
this. Students have already written an informational piece on how to run for presidency
along with how primaries and general elections differ. From there we will go onto
defining what Voter ID Laws are before we begin our reading.

Lesson (20 minutes)

Student will be given 5 minutes to do SQ3R on the article More liberals, minorities fail
to vote when ID laws are tightened. I will give two minutes for students to tell the class
what the articles will be able before we begin reading.
I will read the article out loud with the students. As we read I will make sure to pause to
talk about important points or to analyze any of the graphs. Some of the focus questions
are the following:
o What are minorities?
o What are the arguments for?
o What are the arguments against?
After, we will go into reviewing how to write an opinion piece with the prompt Should
Voter ID Laws be required? Before we begin writing, 1e will discuss the contents of
OREO, the graphic organizer used for opinion pieces, which are:
o O- State your opinion
o R- Provide a reason
o E- Provide an example for your reason
o O- Restate your opinion

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Modeling (10 minutes)

I will write my own example while modeling out loud my thought process.
o O: Voter ID Laws should be required in order to vote.
o R: Identification cards are needed for everyday life, polling places are not
different.
o E: For example, identification cards are needed to travel, borrow a books, and
even to drive a car.
o O: Voter ID Laws should be required at polling places because everyone should
already have an identification card.
o O: Voter ID Laws should not be required to vote.
o R: Voter ID laws lead to a decrees in participation of minorities.
o E: In a study done by UC San Diego, it showed in its data that all the minorities,
Hispanics, Blacks, Asian-Americans, and mixed race showed a decree in voter
turnout after strict votes ID laws were passed.
o Voter ID laws should not be required because there have already been many
hurdles minorities have had to overcome to vote and having an ID shouldnt be
another one.
Check for understanding (10 minutes)
I will have students write their own essay using OREO.