Writing an Opinion

What is an opinion?

• An opinion is a view or judgement formed about something that is not necessarily based on fact.

• An opinion is a view or judgment that all people have towards one thing.

• An opinion is a view or judgement is is formulated based on only research and not life experiences.

• An opinion is something all people share about one thing. No one has a difference in opinion when it comes to topics.

What method do we use in order to create an opinion paragraph?

• OREO method

• RACE strategy

• ARMS method

• CUBES breakdown method

What do each of the letters stand for in our OREO method? What does each letter do for the paragraph?

The first thing a paragraph needs is a_____. This opens our paragraph and states what our paragraph is about.

True or False: The concluding sentence is the last O in our OREO method. It restates our original opinion in a finalized manner.

• True

• False

What is the difference between a reason and an elaboration in our opinion paragraph?

Which of the following is NOT a step in the OREO method?

• O- opinion: tell how you feel about the topic.

• R- restate: restate your original opinion.

• R- reasons: give reasons or information to support your opinion.

• E- elaborate: give details to support your reasons to your opinion

What is needed in a well thought out opinion paragraph? What structure do we use to write a paragraph? How many reasons and elaborations do we need at least?

What type of words do we use in order to go from one reason to another and one elaboration to another?

• Adjectives: descriptive words such as enthusiastic, beautiful, comfortable

• Adverbs: unbearably, lively, closely, etc.

• Transition Words: additionally, in regards to, furthermore, etc

True or False: Everyone has different opinions and it is okay to disagree on an opinion

• True

• False