Opinion writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Oreo Writing (opinion writing)

What are we doing today?

- Watch a video on opinion writing in oreo form

- Further explanation on opinion writing

- Practice!

- Verder werken aan de exercises in BLINK

Lesson goals

- At the end of this lesson, you'll be able to tell what OREO means.

- At the end of this lesson, you'll be able to use OREO to express your opinion.

OREO - Opinion

- Tell readers how you feel about something

In my opinion, ... In my eyes, ...

To my mind, ... As far as I am concerned, ... ...

From my point of view, ... As for me / As to me, ...

My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction is that ... ...

I would say that ... ...

My impression is that ... ...

I have the feeling that ... ...

I have no doubt that ..

OREO - Reason

Give reasons why you feel a certain way

BECAUSE 

I was worried because Tally was late

BECAUSE OF+ noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)

She was late because of the traffic

THAT'S WHY

I didn’t know she was your sister, that’s why I didn't talk to her

 

 

OREO - Evidence (Bewijs)

- Prove your reason by giving evidence 

"The author says (REASON)" 

- You can also use quotation marks! 

Dit betekent dat je letterlijk een zin overneemt uit de tekst en het tussen "" zet. 

For example: "Bunnies have cute noses and large ears" - Het wordt genoemd in de film en is dus waar!

OREO - Opinion (again!)

- Repeat your opinion one more time

- Dit is een samenvatting van alles dat jij zojuist hebt opgeschreven.

"To summarize"

- Het lijkt op de introductie, dus de eerste O in OREO

TOPICS for an Essay (choose 1)

1. Do schools prepare students for the real world?

2. Should a high school student have a part-time job?

3. Does homework help students learn?

4. Are violent video games bad for students to play in their free time?

Choose 1 topic and then answer these questions: 

 What topic will you write about?

 What are the arguments for it?

 What are the arguments against it?

 What’s your opinion about it?

Writing Assignment

You cycle through Europe with a friend. Most of the time you are enjoying each other's company but now you have a disagreement. Your friend eventually decides to cycle off alone.

 

Write about how you feel and what you are going to do. Describe what the argument was about and in what way you might solve it.

 

Use 100 words and mind the writing rules!

Choose a character to write your OREO on

- Alice

- The Mad Hatter

- The White Rabbit

- Queen of Hearts

- Cheshire Cat

- The Caterpillar

Recap

- What does OREO stand for?

-How and when do you use OREO?

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