Opinion Writing

Something that’s true for you but not for everyone is called a(n)

• Fact

• Reason

• Opinion

• support

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

True or False: You don’t need to use any facts in an opinion piece.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Read the following sentences: I love a warm cookie and a cold glass of milk. Chocolate cookies melt when they’re warm and are easy to make. What is this introduction missing?

• A strong statement of opinion

• A hook to draw the reader in

• Supporting examples

• A fact about cookies

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CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.K.8

Which of these does not introduce an opinion?

• “I think”

• “To me”

• “In my opinion"

• “According to the dictionary”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The topic of your opinion piece is the

• Opinion you are arguing

• Supporting reasons

• Introduction

• conclusion

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CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.K.8

Which of these adjectives could you use to show an opinion

• Cold

• Worst

• Purple

• healthy

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Lucinda is writing an opinion piece about why horses are the best animals. Which of the following could she use to support her opinion?

• Horses can run almost as soon as they’re born.

• Horses can help people recover from accidents

• Lucinda rides a horse named Raisins at the stable

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

___________ are always true

• Facts

• Support

• Opinions

• Personal reasons

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Read the following sentence: In conclusion, I think that recycling is the most important thing to do for our planet. What can the author of this essay do to improve his or her conclusion?

• Add linking words like “first,”

• Write a hook to draw in the reader’s attention

• Restate some of the supporting reasons

• State a new opinion

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CCSS.W.2.1

Which of the following is a list of all the things you should do when writing an opinion piece?

• State your opinion and then restate it in the conclusion

• State your opinion then support it with facts and reason

• Support your opinion with facts and reasons, then restate your opinion

• State your opinion clearly, support your opinion with facts and reasons, restate your opinion and reasons to conclude

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CCSS.W.2.1