Lesson 6/7 October 22nd /24th

Opinion Essay

Aim: to write the opinions of others in context of your argument; give your opinion based on the argument

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

Order of paragraphs

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

2. Write body paragraph number 3 – your opinion based on the opinions of the other 2 body paragraphs

2 3. 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 two main points in the essay and your opinion paragraph; introduce an interesting fact of information about this topic. Do not give your opinion.