Opinion Essay

What are the purpose(s) of an opinion essay?

• Give the reader information and facts about a topic.

• Entertain our readers

• Express our thoughts and feelings about a topic

• Persuade our readers to agree with our viewpoint.

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CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.1C

CCSS.W.4.1D

In the introduction paragraph, I should include... (select all that apply)

• Hook

• Opinion about the topic

• The reasons I will be explaining in the body of the essay

• Dialogue between the characters in the narrative

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CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.W.4.3A

True or False:

The beginning of each body paragraph should have a transition word.

• true

• false

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CCSS.W.4.3C

Read the paragraph below to determine the sentence that does not belong.

Next, ice cream is the best food because it is refreshing on a hot day. When the sun is blasting down on you and you take a bite of cold, sweet ice cream it immediately makes you feel cooler. The icy ice cream cools my tongue instantly and is my favorite hot day treat. The best flavor of ice cream in mint chocolate chip. On a summer day, the best food, in my opinion is ice cream.

• When the sun is blasting down on you and you take a bite of cold, sweet ice cream it immediately makes you feel cooler.

• The icy ice cream cools my tongue instantly and is my favorite hot day treat.

• The best flavor of ice cream in mint chocolate chip

• On a summer day, the best food, in my opinion is ice cream.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Select all the types of hooks you could you to hook your reader.

• onomatopoeia

• question

• quote

• I am going to write about

• interjection

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CCSS.L.5.1A

True or false

I should include information from my sources to support my opinion. I should also make sure to let the reader know where I got my information.

• true

• false

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CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.8

In an opinion essay, we can mention other viewpoints with phrases like "some people think".

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1C

Where would you use the phrase "To begin with..."

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body 1

• Body 2

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CCSS.W.4.3C

"For instance, ..." is another way of saying "For example, ..."

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

At least how many arguments (reasons) should you try to write in a strong opinion essay?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.2B