1. Ms. Sloggett Kerr Elementary School 2014
Persuasive Writing

2. Paraphrase your work to avoid plagiarism:

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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…

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

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

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

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

13. Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roz_tz_G3L8
Turner, Blair. “Persuasive Writing: The Debate Championship.” One Lesson at a Time December 2, 2014,