Opinion Writing Review

How do you start every opinion paragraph?

• In my opinion...

• First...

• In conclusion....

• The very best....

What do you NOT include in your introduction sentence?

• Restate the question

• Your opinion

• because... (and 3 reasons)

• Second,

Draw the food that we used to compare with our opinion writing (think of our anchor chart).

What sentence is the main idea sentence?

• The second sentence.

• The first sentence.

• The last sentence.

What order do we write an introduction sentence in?

• In my opinion

  Restate the question

  Opinion

  Because... (3 reasons)

• Opinion

  Because... (3 reasons)

  In my opinion

  Restate the question

• In my opinion

  Because... (3 reasons)

  Restate the question

  Opinion

• Restate the question

  In my opinion...

  Opinion

  Because... (3 reasons).

How many reasons do you need to include in opinion writing?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What can you pair with your 3 reasons to make your opinion writing even better?

• Balloons

• Evidence

• random words

The conclusion is the __________ sentence in an opinion paragraph.

What is NOT a transition word we use in opinion writing?

• First,

• So,

• Second,

• Third,

In conclusion, because they have beautiful trunks, floppy ears, and because they are friendly are the reasons why elephants are the best animal. Is this a correct concluding sentence?

• Yes

• No