Opinion Essay writing

What’s the first step of writing an opinion essay?

• Gather background knowledge (understand the words of the prompt)

• POW

• TREE

• Essay writing

What does P stand for in POW?

• Power up

• Pick your stuff

• Pick your idea

• Pick!

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How many parts of an essay do you need to have?

• 10

• 9

• 8

• 7

Writing self statements helps you with problem solving when stuck.

• True

• False

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I need to discuss, I am feeling frustrated. This is an example of _________________

• SELF STATEMENTS

• POW

• TREE

• BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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What is the purpose of writing an opinion essay?

• To entertain my readers

• To fulfil my school work

• To convince my readers

• To impress my readers

What is a good ending line in an essay?

• In conclusion, children should wear uniforms because ...

• Children should wear uniforms because ...

• I think children should wear uniforms because...

• Another reason is that children will feel comfortable.

What is a million $$ word?

• A word that is difficult to pronounce

• An expensive word

• A word that has complex spellings

• A word that is a synonym or an antonym of a simpler word

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What do you think is POW+TREE?

• A writing strategy

• A memory strategy

• A reading strategy

• A thinking strategy

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Which is the most important lesson you took from POW+TREE? (You may choose more than one)

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