Opinion Writing: Crafting Your Reasons

This video tutorial guides students on how to write reasons for an opinion writing piece. It covers the use of worksheets, planning, crafting topic sentences, developing examples, and writing concluding sentences. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of using a plan, provides sentence starters, and demonstrates how to expand on reasons with examples and evidence. It concludes with tips on writing effective closing sentences.

What is the primary focus of the video tutorial?

• Concluding an opinion piece

• Crafting three reasons for opinion writing

• Writing a strong introduction

• Brainstorming ideas

Why is it important to use a plan when writing your reasons?

• It ensures you have more reasons

• It allows you to skip the introduction

• It makes the writing look more professional

• It helps in organizing thoughts and saves time

Which of the following is NOT a suggested sentence starter for a topic sentence?

• One solution is...

• In this section, I am going to...

• For example,

• One reason is...

What is the purpose of providing examples in your writing?

• To introduce new topics

• To confuse the reader

• To provide evidence and persuade the reader

• To make the writing longer

How many sentences are recommended for expanding on each reason?

• At least four

• At least three

• At least one

• At least two

What is the benefit of using interviews in your opinion writing?

• It makes the writing more entertaining

• It provides personal insights and supports your argument

• It allows you to avoid using examples

• It helps in writing a longer conclusion

Why should you use quotation marks when including someone else's words?

• To highlight important points

• To make the writing more colorful

• To indicate that the words are not your own

• To make the text look more formal

What is the role of the closing sentence in each reason?

• To start a new paragraph

• To provide additional examples

• To summarize and reinforce your opinion

• To introduce a new topic

Which sentence starter can be used for a closing sentence?

• Another problem is...

• For example,

• In conclusion,

• One reason is...

What should you do if you need more information to support your opinion?

• Make up facts

• Write a longer introduction

• Skip the reason

• Research online or interview someone