Opinion

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Opinion writing is in the form of an essay which means it needs to have an introduction paragraph with a hook, several detailed body paragraphs, and a well-thought out conclusion paragraph. Boxes & Bullets is a good way to plan for this genre. In 5th grade we focused on two types of opinion writing: Research-Based Argument Essays and Literary Essays.

Research-Based Argument Essay

In 5th grade, I couldn't just state my opinion about a topic and then try to persuade my reader to agree with me just because; I had to suspend my own opinion and research both sides of a topic before deciding for which side had the best evidence. Then I had to use that evidence I found through research to write an argument essay.

Here is the Research-Based Argument Essay that I wrote about a topic I chose"

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Literary Essay

The other type of opinion writing I did in 5th grade was literary essay. It is opinion because I had to make a claim about a piece of literature and then find and cite evidence from the story to support my claim. The story I chose to write about is ______ by _______.

Here is my Literary Essay

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