Opinion-Persuasive
When you write an essay focused on an argument or opinion you are explaining to the reader what you WANT or what you BELIEVE.
You must give REASONS why you want or believe something. You must give DETAILS and EXAMPLES to persuade the reader to believe what you want them to believe.
Catchy beginning & Topic Sentence
Main Idea 1
reasons, examples, details
Main Idea 2
reasons, examples, details
Main Idea 3
reasons, examples, details
Conclusion (restate the topic)
Samples Below:
Haebin's Ultimate Party (PDF 374 KB)
Aiden's Awesome Birthday (PDF 1.32 MB)
Birthday Bonanza (DOC 39 KB)
Bella's Birthday Bash (DOCX 12 KB)
Sample: My Favorite Restaurant (with plan) (PDF 201 KB)
Corvette Diner (DOCX 28 KB) Persuasive Essay (DOC 26 KB)
Score = 3 Teamwork (DOC 20 KB)
Score = 3 Persuasive Anchor Paper (PDF 130 KB)
Score = 4 Persuasive Anchor Paper (PDF 130 KB)
Score = 2 Persuasive Anchor Paper (PDF 130 KB)
Writing Plan - Color Coded (DOC 42 KB)
Sample: Pizza for Dinner (DOC 26 KB)
Sample: Adopt a Pet (DOC 135 KB)
Sample: Bike Helmets (DOC 220 KB)
How to Organize the Essay (PDF 27 KB)
Opinion Writing - Graphic Organizer (PDF 194 KB)
Rubric (DOC 29 KB)
Holistic Rubric (DOC 20 KB)
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