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An Opinion An Opinion EssayEssay

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What’s an opinion What’s an opinion essay?essay?

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How to write an How to write an opinion essay?opinion essay?

STEPS TO FOLLOW

1. BRAINSTORM

PLAN

LANGUAGE

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BRAINSTORMBRAINSTORM

Think about these questions:

Your opinion: What do you think about the topic?

The reasons: Why do you think that?

The data: Think about examples to reinforce your arguments.

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PLANPLAN

PARAGRAPH 1

PARAGRAPH 2

PARAGRAPH 3

Introduce the topic and give your opinion.

-Give reasons.-Reinforce your arguments with examples.

-Sum up your arguments-Write a conclusion.

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LANGUAGELANGUAGETo give your opinion in my opinion,…; I

think/believe (that)…; it is clear (to me) that…; I (completely) agree/disagree with…; as I see it,…; as far as I am concerned,…; I am sure/convinced that…; I (dis)agree with the statement because…

To give reasons my main reason is…; another reason is…; one reason for…is…

To add some data for example,…; it is a well-known fact that…; research has shown that…

To add ideas what’s more, moreover,…; firstly, secondly, thirdly, lastly, finally.

To conclude to conclude,…; to sum up,…; all in all,…; in conclusion,…

Connectors although, in spite of, despite, however, but.