Essay Lesson

Opinion Essay

Today we will be learning about how to plan and write an opinion essay

What is an opinion?

Think back to what we learned this morning

Multiple Select

Which of these statements are opinions? Choose more than one.

• Dogs are better than cats.

• All matter is made up of small particles.

• Recess is the best part of being at school.

• Scientists complete experiments and provide evidence for their theories.

So what is an opinion essay?

• An essay is a multiple paragraph text

• An opinion essay has 3-5 paragraphs that states your opinion and provides evidence for your opinion

Multiple Choice

True or false: An opinion essay has an opinion statement.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

An opinion essay should include these important features:

• An opinion statement

• supporting details and facts

• reasons for the opinion

• A concluding statement

• Just my opinion-nothing else

Here is an example of an opinion essay

This essay is discussing two stories from Benchmark Advance.

Your opinion essay

I will be assigning an opinion essay in January when we return from winter break. Your opinion essay should be about the same length as my example-4 paragraphs.

We will be using graphic organizers

graphic organizers help organize your thoughts

Multiple Choice

How many paragraphs should your opinion essay have?

• 1

• 10

• 3

• 5

Thank you!

Have a wonderful day!