Revision for opinion essays

An opinion essay is written to persuade the reader...

• My opinion doesn't matter that much. 

• My opinion is just like others. 

• My opinion is right, and here are the reasons why. 

There is nothing tastier than pancakes in the world.

• Fact

• Opinion

You need eggs and flour to make pancakes.

• Fact

• Opinion

The first paragraph of an opinion essay is called ...

• Beginning

• Background Information

• Introduction

• Starting

The thesis statement is typically the ... sentence of the introduction.

• first

• second

• last

·       An interesting thought, fact, or question at the beginning to catch your reader's interest is called ...

• thesis

• topic sentence

• claim

• hook

We learn about the writer's ... in the thesis statement.

• memory

• opinion

• skill

What is a hook in an essay?

• something used for fishing

• it grabs the readers attention

• it tells what the essay is going to be about 

• it ends the essay

"In my view, job satisfaction is more important than a big salary for three reasons."

• Direct Thesis

• Indirect Thesis

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

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5