opinion essay

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

People who are going to resit the OVG:

Essay practise with me.

People who are NOT going to resit the OVG:

Independent work on Magister in ELO. You have to submit what you did in class in ELO.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b2-writing/opinion-essay

(https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b1-writing/opinion-essay)

Writing

In this lesson, we are going to rehearse how to write an opinion essay.

By the end of the lesson, you will have written an introduction and have made a start on your first body paragraph.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b2-writing/opinion-essay

(https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b1-writing/opinion-essay)

What are the components of an opinion essay?

What should the introduction consist of?

Introduction

body

conclusion

Hook

Background information

Thesis statement

Remember!

Remember!

Your essay will be on...

Information will soon be so easy to find on the internet that people will not need to remember anything. Do you agree?  

Notes:

1. Not everything on the internet is true

2. Access to the internet

3. .......your own idea

Put your introduction paragraph here.

REMEMBER! "hook and thesis statement"

Body paragraph time!

You know how to use OREO! 

Introduction: your opinion

Body paragraphs: reasons for your opinions + justifications! (why do you think that, what examples do you have?)

Now write the rest of the paragraph on your own. Start your topic sentence with a linking word and add your main point.
Then continue with support sentences and a conclusion

write a strong counterargument on :
""spy software is a useful invention""

Write a conclusion to :
"spy software is a useful invention"