Help your students develop strong opinion writing skills while exploring legendary players from the history of tennis with this engaging opinion writing unit for third and fourth grade. In this resource, students examine famous tennis players and decide who they believe is the greatest tennis player of all time, supporting their opinion with clear reasons and evidence.

Students research and compare players from different eras, analyze achievements, records, playing style, and influence on the sport, and consider how greatness can be measured in individual sports. The unit is carefully scaffolded to guide students through each stage of the opinion writing process, making it ideal for ELA, Social Studies, or cross-curricular sports history lessons.

This writing unit supports students as they:

• Explore famous tennis players and their careers
• Analyze achievements, influence, and legacy
• Compare players across different eras
• Organize evidence to support an opinion
• Plan, draft, and write a structured opinion essay with reasons and a conclusion
  

Designed to build critical thinking, persuasive writing, and evidence-based reasoning skills, this resource encourages discussion, debate, and thoughtful evaluation while engaging students through a high-interest global sport.

Perfect for:

• Sports history and biography units
• Opinion and persuasive writing lessons
• Cross-curricular ELA and Social Studies instruction
• Independent writing projects or guided writing workshops
  

Everything is ready to use, making this a low-prep, high-impact opinion writing unit that helps students think critically while writing with confidence and purpose.

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