Objectives

• Common core writing objectives W1-Write opinion pieces including W1a, W1b, and W1d

HCPSS 3rd Grade Objectives Express opinion Government provided services paid by taxes Communicate ideas using technologyMake informed decisions using technology as a tool

Like Money?

Students will be able to:

Express an opinion in writing.List ways that tax money is spent and collected.

Communicate ideas using technology.

Directions

• Students will use table “Response Groups” to discuss questions posed by the teacher & the class and then one member will share the groups findings with the whole class.

Questions for Table Groups

• Where does the tax money come from? Who pays taxes and for what reasons?

• Where does the tax money go? How does the tax money provide things that benefit you?

Taxes

• We will use Kidsperation as a class to help us list sources of tax revenue (where does it come from).

Example: Property taxes

Taxes 2

• We will use Kidsperation as a class to help us list the ways tax money is spent.

• Where does tax money go? How do you benefit?

• Example: To pay Police officers.

Taxes 3

• And now………the big QUESTION.

• Do you think we should continue to pay taxes or not? Why or why not?

Directions

• Students will present their opinion to: “Should we continue to pay taxes or not.” using their choice of software.

Word? Power Point? Pixie? Kidsperation? ??????• In a paragraph students must list at least 3 reasons

and illustrate them with 1 or more graphics. Work must have a title, opening and concluding sentence. In addition, provide a short paragraph at the end that explains why you picked the software that you used.

• Your audience for your writing is a classmate who will review your paragraph.

Directions

• Picture sources are in the 3rd grade handout folder

You may use any of these applications

Directions

• We will trade papers with someone who has a different opinion and discuss.

Questions

• Why do you think taxes were “invented?”

• How would you spend the tax money?

• Should anyone be excused from paying taxes?If so Why?

Taxes- To Pay or Not to Pay

You hear about taxes all the time. My dad says he has to pay too much. I don’t think you should have to pay taxes if you don’t use them. We use teachers but not police or fire fighters. We use the roads but not a lot and we don’t tear them up. It would be more fair for the people who use the services to pay for them with taxes.

I used Power Point because it is easy to use and move pictures around. Word makes moving pictures hard.

Student Response