Opinion essay B2.2

Writing an opinion

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opinion Essay

• Give an opinion
• answer to a question
• Use factual and anecdotal evidence to support that opinion.

What to write?

word extension

question to answer

Prompts (1 paragraph for each of these)

Formal

Introduction

Says what you will talk about.Rephrases the question of the task. Write this at the end.

Prompt 1

Disagrees with prompt 2 and 3

Prompts 2 & 3

Agree with each other.

Conclusion

Givesyour opinion.It has to retake what you said above. Here, P1 and P2 give advantages, soit must say that they have more advantages than disadvantages.

Brainstorm

Plan

The 5 steps

Outline

Connect

Write conclusion and introduction

Is it better to shop in local buisiness or in departamental stores?

BRAINSTORM

• Advantages and disadvantages
• Choose an option
• Rephrase question.

What are the advantages of buying at local business?

Plan

Choose some of the ideas from the brainstorm and support them with: reasons, consequences or examples.

new question.

Section 1

idea 1

Example

Section 2

idea (paragraph) 1

Reason

consequence

idea (paragraph) 2

reason

consequence

Outline

Turn each idea into a paragraph

idea 1

Example 1

idea 1

Reason and consequence

Example 1

idea (paragraph) 2

Reason and consequence

connect

Connect each paragraph with a linker

Conclusion

Redact

Conclusion linker

Actual conclusion

Retake your ideas

Introduction

Introduce the topic

Write your thesis statement

Congrats, you've written an essay!