Example for Grade 4: Opinion – Thunderstorms - ID: 5400
Thunderstorms

Student Response
I would rather live in Florida becuase I want to get used to a few weather patterns not alot like you have in Colorado. In Florida there is few weather patterns such as lightning thunder,rain, and sunny weather. For me it is easier to get used to less weather patterns.
In Colorado it’s hard to predict weather. It could be sunny one minute then raining the next. I dont want to get used to alot of weather patterns, that Colorado has. In one of the paraghraphs it says that “While Colorado has more than 300 days of sunshine each year, the weather is far from certain. At breakfast it could be sunny and warm. By lunchtime there could be a rumbling thunderstrom. At dinner the Rocky Mountains may have a foot of snow.” And thats not something i want to live with.
And tha is my opinion on were i’d rather live. And i’d rather live in florida because I want to get used to fewer weather patterns because its easier for me. Because Colorado has alot of different weather patterns and thats not somethin i want to live with.