Ms. Sloggett Kerr Elementary School 2014 Persuasive Writing

Paraphrase your work to avoid plagiarism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roz_tz_G3L8

OREO Format Opinion: Make a statement out of your opinion Reasons: Tell why Examples: Tell how Opinion: State your opinion

The first “O”:Create a Great Hook Ask a question Paint a picture Make a bold statement This is the topic sentence.

“R”: Reasons Use a polite tone Use exciting adjectives and adverbs Give specific reasons

“E”: Examples Tell a personal story List more than one example, if possible

The second “O”: Opinion Give your opinion on the topic. The ending repeats the lead statement or “hook”.

Sentence starters I believe that… In my opinion… I’m sure… I know… The time has come to… Everybody knows that… I have to say that…

Linking Words/Phrases to Introduce Reasons For example,… For instance,… One reason… Another reason… Additionally,… Secondly, thirdly,… Next,…

Linking words/phrases to introduce details Also,… Furthermore,… Likewise,… In addition,… On top of that,… Specifically,… In the same way,…

Linking words/phrases to help summarize Again,… In fact,… In conclusion,… Indeed,… Let’s remember,… You can see why… Finally,…

OREO Format Opinion: Make a statement out of your opinion Reasons: Tell why Examples: Tell how Opinion: State your opinion

Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roz_tz_G3L8 Turner, Blair. “Persuasive Writing: The Debate Championship.” One Lesson at a Time. 2013. December 2, 2014, http://one-lesson-at-a-time.blogspot.com/2013/11/persuasive-writing-debate-championship.html.