Opinion Writing

Opinion Writing

What is an opinion?

The beliefs or views of a large number of people about a particular thing.

Writing an opinion piece think OREO

• O State your opinion Clearly

• R Tell your reason for your opinion

• E Give an example to support your opinion

• O Restate your opinion

• O R E O

The more reasons and examples you give, the stronger your writing is!

Make your oreo DOUBLE STUFFED

Opinion Sentence Starters :

• I prefer

• I think

• I feel

• In my opinion

• The best thing about

• Everyone should

• I believe

Prompt for this week :

Write an essay in which you give your opinion about whether national parks in Alaska or Florida would be better to visit.

Write 3 paragraphs

5 complete sentences in each

Include plenty of details