Opinion Essay Lessons

1. Opinion Essay WritingOpinion Essay Writing
Lessons # 2-6Lessons # 2-6
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Grade EnglishGrade English

2. Lesson #2Lesson #2
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3. Your TASK this week is to write an
opinion essay where you will…
• Write a main idea statement
• Give three reasons your idea is the
best.
• Give an example that supports each
reason
• Conclude your essay urging people to
believe your essay.

4. For your essay, you MUST use the
5 Paragraph format:
• Introduction paragraph with a main
idea statement.
• 3 Body paragraphs
• Conclusion Paragraph

5. Before you start
writing…
• Let’s begin by brainstorming some of
your ideas on the
– Change is Good and Most Important
worksheets.

6. Here you will write a brief statement
regarding the listed topic.
Your statements need to tell what change you would like to see and 3
ways that would help the change.
Your sentence formula: Change idea + 1st
way + 2nd
way + 3rd
way

7. Example idea statement
I believe that more people should take care of
the earth by not littering, recycling, and
planting trees.
More people should take care of the earth + not littering
+ recycling + planting trees.

8. Here you will write a brief statement
regarding the listed topic.
Your statement should tell what is most important and 3 reasons
why.
Sentence formula: what is most important + 1st
reason + 2nd
reason + 3rd
reason.

9. Example idea statement
Abraham Lincoln is the most important
historical figure because he was a great
President, ended the Civil War, and signed
the Emancipation Proclamation.

10. Your turn
• Complete the Change/Most
Important Worksheet

11. Lesson #3Lesson #3
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12. Today you will brainstorm ideas for your
essay.
• You need your Change is Good and
Most Important worksheet.
• Choose what you think is your best
and favorite idea statement from
that worksheet.
• Use it to complete your
Brainstorming Worksheet

13. Example favorite:
• The topic is
Historical Figure
• My opinion is that
Abraham Lincoln is
the the most
important.

14. On the WS…

15. Fill out your reasons and write 2
examples and details for each reason…
Historical figure
Abraham Lincoln is the
most important
He was a great president.
He held true to his beliefs.
He was against slavery.
* Use your 3 reasons AND come up with 2 more
reasons for a total of 5.

16. Your turn
• Complete the Brainstorming
Worksheet

17. Lesson #4Lesson #4
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18. Today you will be getting your Outline
Graphic Organizer
• You will be
completing this as
you work on lessons
4, 5, and 6.
• It will be the bulk
of your essay.

19. Firstly, today’s focus: Introduce your
topic and stating your opinion.
• You will learn a way to open your
essay by introducing you topic.
• Then you will practice stating
different opinions regarding some
topics.

20. The opening sentence is engaging the reader by
asking a question and using very appealing,
descriptive words.
Notice that the
O.S. reflects the
Idea of the opinion

21. The opening sentence is engaging the reader by
using imagery: painting a picture with words so
the reader wants to keep on reading.
Notice that the
O.S. reflects the
Idea of the opinion

22. My favorite breakfast cereal is the delicious Raisin Bran.
Notice the
sentence starter?

23. Your turn…
First complete the Introduce your topic
and Stating Your Opinion worksheet.

24. Then complete this part of your Outline
using your essay topic information from
your Brainstorming WS.

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26. Today you will be…
• Learning about
providing your
reasons your
opinion statement
is true.
• And supporting
those reasons with
details.

27. • a reason is
import to prove
your opinion
statement.
Raisin Bran
to begin with, it is really healthy for you

28. Raisin Bran is the
best breakfast
cereal.
To begin with, it
is really healthy
for you.
For instance, the ingredients are all natural.
In fact, raisins, one of nature’s snacks, are
dried grapes while bran flakes contain no
artificial coloring.
Notice the sentence starters?
Notice two sentences make up
the examples?

29. Your turn…
First complete the Providing Reasons
and Support Your Reasons worksheet.

30. Then complete this part of your Outline
using your essay topic information from
your Brainstorming WS.

31. Lesson #6Lesson #6
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32. Today you will be…
• Learning about
writing a
concluding
statement for your
essay.
• Learn about writing
a “call to action”
statement.

33. : All in all, Raisin Bran is a vastly
superior cereal to others.
Notice the
sentence starter?

34. O
• A Call to Action is
a final statement
that urges the
reader to ”act”
based on the
information in your
essay.
When you need to quench your
breakfast hunger, a box of this cereal
is your only choice.
Use appealing language to
convince your reader.
Notice how this does a good
job in finishing your essay?

35. Your turn…
First complete the Concluding
Statement worksheet.
• Be sure to write a
concluding
statement AND a
call to action
sentence for each
argument.

36. Then complete this part of your Outline
using your essay topic information from
your Brainstorming WS.
Be sure to include a “call to action” sentence
after the concluding statement.