Opinion Writing

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Instructions on what to write about?

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Prompt

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What is an opinion?

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The way you think or feel about a topic.

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Purpose of opinion writing?

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To tell others what you think and persuade them to agree.

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In an effective opinion essay, there should be at least __ reasons to support your thesis.

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3

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To make someone believe something with reasons and examples.

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persuade

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Fact without evidence.

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claim

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A paragraph is a group of sentences explaining one main idea.

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true

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Supporting detail is one sentence about the main idea.

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False

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Conclusion:

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Opinion, Reasons summarized, consequences, closing sentence.

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An introduction is the end of the story with the characters and the setting.

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false