Lesson 4/5 – October 15th/17th

Opinion Essay

Aim: to write the opinions of others in context of your argument

Method: select an argument in your field of study and select a topic; title – A verse B

Order of paragraphs

1 Body Paragraphs: write about three main points (one paragraph for each main point) and give various view points of different people.

2 Conclusion: write your conclusion by giving your perspective on the topic – your opinion based on the information in the body paragraphs. Include a final statement about the topic.

3 Introduction: introduce the relevance of this topic; give the three main points in the essay; introduce an interesting fact of information about this topic. Do not give your opinion.