Brainstorming Opinion Essay Topics: Finding Your Strong Feelings

The video tutorial teaches students how to brainstorm topics for opinion essays by focusing on daily life activities that evoke strong emotions. It guides students through identifying problems they can address in their writing, such as short recess or lack of dessert at lunch. The process involves thinking about daily routines, recognizing feelings, and selecting issues to write about. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of convincing others to make changes through opinion letters.

What is the primary purpose of writing a letter according to the lesson?

• To express gratitude

• To inform about daily activities

• To persuade or convince someone of an opinion

• To entertain the reader

Which of the following is the first step in brainstorming opinion essay topics?

• Consider problems you can fix

• Think about things that make you happy

• Write a draft of your essay

• Reflect on your daily life

What emotion does the narrator associate with short recess at school?

• Excitement

• Anger

• Indifference

• Happiness

Why does the narrator decide not to write an opinion letter about music lessons?

• They don't enjoy music lessons

• They can't change anything about it

• They don't have time to write about it

• They already wrote about it

Which of the following is NOT a topic the narrator brainstormed for an opinion letter?

• Candy at lunch

• More homework

• More TV at night

• Longer recess