Revising Your Opinion Letter: Strengthening Your Argument

This video tutorial teaches how to revise opinion letters by ensuring all evidence supports the thesis and topic. It covers the three stages of the writing process: idea generation, drafting, and revising. The lesson highlights common mistakes, such as including irrelevant evidence, and provides a three-step revision process: rereading, checking evidence, and revising. A practical example demonstrates how to apply these steps, emphasizing the importance of aligning evidence with the thesis and topic sentences. The lesson concludes with a review of the revision process.

What is the first stage of the writing process?

• Drafting

• Revising

• Generating ideas

• Editing

Why is it important for evidence to support the thesis and topic sentences?

• It makes the argument more entertaining.

• It ensures the argument is strong.

• It helps in writing longer essays.

• It allows for more creative freedom.

What is the first step in the three-step revision process?

• Reread each paragraph

• Add new evidence

• Write a new thesis

• Check grammar

In the example provided, what was the topic of the paragraph being revised?

• The benefits of playing games at recess

• The importance of having a longer recess

• The need for more homework

• The advantages of shorter school days

What should be done if a piece of evidence does not support the topic sentence?

• Highlight and move it to another paragraph

• Leave it as it is

• Delete the entire paragraph

• Ignore it