OPINION ESSAY 1º BACHILLERATO

SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021

1º BACHILLERATO

GUIDE TO WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY

When we write an opinion essay, we express our opinion on a particular topic. We want to convince the reader that our view is the best.

opinion essay

PARAGRAPH 4: You restate your opinion using different words. Offer a solution or a warning.

CONCLUSION

BODY

INTRODUCTION

PARAGRAPH 1: You state the topic and your opinion clearly.

PARAGRAPH 2: Viewpoint 1 supported by your reasons.PARAGRAPH 3: Viewpoint 2 supported by your reasons

structure

OPINION ESSAY

1. First, decide if you agree or disagree with the subject of the topic and make a list of your ideas: BRAINSTORMING.

POINTS TO CONSIDER

4. Use CONNECTORS throughout all your essay.

3. Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence which summarizes what the paragraph is about.

2. Write well-developed paragraphs consisting on more than one sentence.

TO CONCLUDE: To sum up, All in all, All things considered, Taking everything into account.

TO EXPRESS OPINION: I believe, I feel, In my opinion, I think, In my view, I strongly believe, The way I see it, It seems to me (that).

TO INTRODUCE CONTRASTING VIEWPOINTS: It is argued that, People argue that, Opponents to this view say, There are people who oppose, Contrary to what most people believe, As opposed to the above ideas.

TO LIST POINTS: In the first place, first of all, to start with, Firstly, to begin with.TO ADD MORE POINTS: what is more, another major reason, also, furthermore, moreover, in addition to this/that, besides, apart from this, not to mention the fact that.

TO INTRODUCE EXAMPLES: for example, for instance, such as, in particular, especially.

connectors

CONCLUSION: Therefore, in conclusion, it is clear that this topic is food for thought but I have some reaseons to believe that_____________In conclusion, the issue of _____________ should be regarded as an important topic. CONNECTORS TO INTRODUCE CONCLUSION: In conclusion / In short / To sum up / In brief / Lastly / Finally / All things considered / On the whole / Taking everything into account, / As was previously started,

CONNECTORS TO LIST AND ADD POINTS: In the first place, / Secondly, / Thirdly, / In addition to this, / Moreover, / Furthermore, / Besides, / Finally, CONNECTORS TO INTRODUCE CAUSE: Because / Since / As / Seeing that / Due to / because of / Owing to / On account of CONNECTORS TO INTRODUCE RESULT: As a result, ... / Therefore / As a consequence / Consequently / For this reason, ...

OPENING: In my opinion, ____________ is one of the most important issues today. FOR GIVING OPINIONS: In fact, in my opinion... / It is clear to me that... / As I see it... / I personally believe that... / With this, I mean... / There are other reasons why I disagree with this statement. I think... / From my point of view...

conclusion

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introduction

Opinion essay recap