Opinion Paragraph Unit 5
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Opinion ParagraphUnit 5
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Your are going to learn:
• 1- Using reasons to support an opinion.• 2- Using there is/there are to introduce facts.• 3- Using because of and because to give
reasons.
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Opinion Paragraph
• The writer presents an opinion and ties to persuade readers that the opinion is a good one. The writer tries to make readers agree with him or her.
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Opinion Paragraph
• 1- Topic Sentence• 2- Supporting Sentences• 3- Concluding Sentence
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Topic S- Your opinion ( agree or disagree)
Point 2Point 1
Concluding S
Support 1 Support 1Support 2 Support 2Support 3 Support 3
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1-Topic Sentence
The topic sentence introduces the topic and states the writer’s opinion about the topic.
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2- Supporting Sentences
• 1- Give reasons that support the writer/s opinion.
• 2- Writers often use facts, explanations, and personal experiences to support their opinion.
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Concluding Sentence
• 1- restates the writer’s opinion in different words.
• 2- Comments on the opinion in some way.• 3- Sometimes summarizes the main reasons
for the writer’s opinion.
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Using Reasons to Support Opinion
• Writers should give their reasons to convince readers. These supporting reasons are often in the form of facts, explanations, or experiences.
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Facts
• A fact is a piece of information that people generally agree is true. In an opinion paragraph, a writer might use scientific, historical, or other types of facts.
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Explanations
• An explanation cannot be proven (like a fact can) but it still helps the reader understand why writer hold a certain opinion.
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Experiences
• An experience is something that happened to you or someone else. Writers often use experiences to show how they were influenced to think a certain way.
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• Opinion: You have to be tough to live in Chicago.
• Fact: Winters in Chicago are very cold.• Explanation: It is not easy with those cold,
windy days.• Experience: My cousin once got frostbite
while waiting at a bus stop.
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Using There is/there are
• To introduce facts.• There are harvest festivals every autumn.• There is a picturesque village in the mountains
near Mexico City.• There are no mosquitoes at the altitude.
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• In a statement, a noun or a noun phrase follows there is/there are.
• Use there are with plural nouns.• Use there is with all other nouns.• There are tall pine trees lining the streets of Dubai.
(plural noun)• There is a large lake near our village. (singular noun)• There is water beyond the mountains. (noncount
noun)
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• Use no after there is/there are to express a negative fact.
• There is no snow.• There are no theaters in my hometown.
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Using Because Of and Because
• To give a reason.• Because of is followed by a noun phrase.• People spend a lot of time outdoors because
of mild climate.• Because is followed by a complete sentence
with its own subject and verb.• Tourists are attracted to the coast because the
fishing is fantastic.
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• Because of and because can also appear before the statement. When the come before, use a comma.
• Because of mild climate, people spend a lot of time outdoors.
• Because the fishing is fantastic, tourists are attracted to the coast.
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Opinion Paragraph Checklist
• 1- Does the topic sentence state your opinion about the topic?• 2- Did you include facts, explanations, and personal experiences to
support your opinion?• 3- Does the paragraph have a concluding sentence that restates your
opinion?• 4- Did you use there is/there are to introduce fact?• 5- Did you use because of and because correctly when giving
reasons?• 6- Did you capitalize the first letter of each sentence and put end
punctuation at the end?
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