OPINION WRITING – MAKE A PLAN

Topic:

My Audience:
1) What do they already know about my topic?
2) What might be important to them about my topic?

My Opinion:

Reason #1 Reason #2

Ending:

OPINION WRITING – ROUGH DRAFT

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OREO
OPINI
What is an opinion?
An OPINION is a belief, judgment or way of thinking about something.

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How do you as a writer tell about your opinions? Think OREO!

WRITI
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O OPINION: Tell your readers how you feel about

something

R REASON: Tell your readers why you feel that way

EXAMPLES: Give your readers 1-3 examples of

E why you feel that way. Use words such as “Because”.
Give details!

O
OPINION: Tell your readers one more time about
your opinion and tell your feeling.

SENTENCE FRAME PRACTICE

1) What is the best thing on the school playground?

2) What superpower is the best?
3) Are cats or dogs better?
4) What is the best thing to eat for breakfast?
5) Is it okay to keep animals in zoos?
6) What is the most important job to have?
7) What is the best smell?
8) Should we start wearing school uniforms?
9) What is the best candy?
10) What is the best sport?
11) Is it better to live in the mountains or on the beach?
12) What is the best movie?
13) What is the best book?
14) What is the best school subject?
15) Should students take home homework?

STATE YOUR OPINION

I prefer _______________________________________

I feel _______________________________________

I think _______________________________________

I believe ______________________________________

Everyone should ______________________________

In my opinion ________________________________

If you like ________ then you will love ___________

______________ is better than __________________

Personally, I believe that ________________________

I feel very strongly that ________________________

I agree with _______, but I also think _____________

That is a good idea, but in my opinion ___________

My idea is related to _____’s idea. I think ________

 STATE YOUR OPINION
I prefer _____________________ because _________

I feel _______________________ because _________

I think ____________________ because _________

I believe ______________________________________

Everyone should ______________________________

In my opinion ________________________________

If you like ________ then you will love ___________

______________ is better than __________________

Personally, I believe that ________________________

I feel very strongly that ________________________

I agree with _______, but I also think _____________

That is a good idea, but in my opinion ___________

My idea is related to _____’s idea. I think ________

 WHAT YOUR OPINION
Which would you prefer to have as a pet.. a baby chick or a baby bunny? Why? What makes
you like one more than the other?

YOUR TASK:
 Pick one, baby chick or baby bunner
 Collect your ideas and record them on the graphic organizer
 Turn your ideas into paragraphes
 Edit and recise your writing using a checklist
STATE YOUR OPINION
I prefer _________ because _________

I feel __________ because _________

I think _________ because _________

I believe that ____________

Everyone should ______________

 In my opinion _____________________

If you like ________ then you will love ________

___________ is better than ______________

Personally, I believe that _________

I feel very strongly that _____________

OPINION WRITING: OREO

Name: _________________________________________
Opinion:

Reason #1

Example

Reason #2
Example:

Concluding Opinion Statement:

KNOWING MY AUDIENCE
Audience: the person or group of people who may read your writing

Knowing my audience helps me know:

WHAT IS
IMPORTANT TO
WHAT THEY
THEM
ALREADY KNOW

I can tailor my writing to my audience:

STYLE: The way my

writing sounds TONE: the attitude or feeling of
my writing
Using different word
choice, like formal
 1. How do I feel about the

KNOWING MY AUDIENCE
Finish creating
Have 2 different sheets to write to 2 different audiences.
At end, have students expain the changes they made and why.

Checklist