So we are working on Opinion Pieces in first grade.  I found a funny video on the National Geographic kids site http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/.  You have to scroll to the bottom to find it.  It is called: "Seal riding on a turtle."  After the kids view the video they need to fill out a google survey. Opinion Survey  I also created a google doc Opinion where the students need to state their opinion.  Should a seal ride on a turtle?  Yes or No.  They need to type two reasons for their choice to support their opinion.  I plan to use the results of our poll to create a future google graphing assignment.