Writing With AI: Building an Opinion Using Evidence

​Writing With AI: Building an Opinion Using Evidence

Welcome to AI-Powered Writing!

Today we'll learn how to use AI as a writing helper

We'll explore how to combine your thinking with AI research

Get ready to become a super smart writer!

Meet the OREO Writing Structure

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Multiple Choice

What are the four components of the OREO writing structure?

• Opinion, Reason, Evidence, Opinion Restated

• Opinion, Reason, Example, Outcome

• Order, Reason, Evidence, Opinion

• Opinion, Result, Evidence, Outcome

Topic: Should school start later?

First, YOUR Opinion

Write your opinion:

“School should start later because __________.”

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a strong opinion why school should start late?

• School is important

• Students don't like school

• Students need more sleep

• Sleep is good

Now, add a Reason

Explain why students need more sleep.

“This is because __________.”

Let’s now use AI for Evidence

Now ask AI:

"Why do kids need more sleep?"

AI answers:

Kids need 8–10 hours of sleep.

Sleep improves focus and memory.

Lack of sleep affects mood and learning.

Apply Your Thinking

Which is the best evidence to support your argument?

A. Sleep improves focus and memory

B. Kids need 8–10 hours of sleep for healthy brain function

C. Lack of sleep affects mood and learning

Key Skill: Don’t copy everything AI says.

You choose what strengthens your argument.

Poll

Which is the best evidence to support your argument?

• Sleep improves focus and memory

• Kids need 8–10 hours of sleep for healthy brain function

• Lack of sleep affects mood and learning

Build Your Paragraph

O - School should start later because students need more sleep.
R- Many students feel tired early in the morning and cannot focus in class.
E- Research shows that children need 8–10 hours of sleep for proper brain function and learning.
O - For these reasons, starting school later would help students perform better.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is the evidence?

• School should start later because students need more sleep

• Many students feel tired early in the morning

• Research shows that teenagers need 8–10 hours of sleep

• Starting school later would help students

Open Ended

How does the evidence about sleep support the argument for starting school later?

Documenting AI Help

Good writers are honest about their process.

You can mention:

My opinion and reason were my own ideas

AI helped me find facts about sleep

I chose the most useful evidence

I rewrote the final paragraph in my own words

Multiple Choice

Which student is using AI most effectively?

• Student A copies the entire AI answer
  

• Student B uses AI for facts but writes their own argument
  

• Student C uses AI but doesn’t check it

Practice Time!

Choose a topic you're passionate about

Write your first draft

Use AI to find evidence

Edit and improve your writing

Remember!

AI helps you become a better thinker, not replace your thinking.

You are:

The decision-maker

The editor

The writer

AI is just your assistant.