1. OPINION, EVIDENCE & INTERPRETATION OEI

2. Objective W.5.1 I can write an opinion about a piece of text. I can support a point of view with evidence from the text or media.

3. Direct Instruction Today’s Agenda: Understand OEI (opinion, evidence, interpretation) Analyze text to find the elements of OEI Write using the OEI format

4. Direct Instruction An opinion paragraph or essay can be strengthened using: Opinion (5 th )/Claim (6 th ) Evidence Interpretation (5 th )/Reasoning (6 th ) Without proper development, your opinion cannot be supported and your essay will lack credibility.

5. Opinion An opinion states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about. You want the reader of your work to know that this is what you will be supporting. Every opinion must have a: Claim – a singular, overarching statement that dictates your opinion.

6. Weak Claim v. Strong Claim Weak: “Mary Poppins is a great movie.” In most cases, a thesis requires several subordinate claims acting together to demonstrate it’s persuasion. Strong: “Mary Poppins is a great movie because of its wacky songs, its magical elements and its funny characters.”

7. Evidence AKA Quotes. The evidence is material from the text which supports the opinion. These are your details, specific examples, quotes, information, and reasons. Without any evidence, an opinion is just an statement. There is no “proof” to support your idea. For now, we will only use direct quotes.

8. Mary Poppins supercalifragilisticexpialidocious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3zAbQ0aMK8

9. Evidence Example “’Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ is an entertaining song sung during the horse riding episode.” A quote cannot prove a point on its own, so the writer needs to explain the evidence through…

10. Interpretation Your intepretation explains why and how your evidence supports your opinion. Essentially, interpretation is: The relationship between your opinion and your evidence. It will be a reasonable interpretation and analysis of the facts. “This song has a tune that gets stuck in your head partially due to lyrics such as, ‘um-diddle-iddle- iddle-um”, which lifts your spirits when you hear them.

11. Opinion, Evidence & Interpretation “Mary Poppins is a great movie because of its wacky songs, its magical elements and its funny characters. “’Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ is an entertaining song sung during the horse riding episode.” “This song has a tune that gets stuck in your head partially due to lyrics such as, ‘um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um”, which lifts your spirits when you hear them.

12. Analyze—Teacher Model I think you should join my t’ai chi class. T’ai chi clears the mind and brings peace to the soul. As an airplane pilot, you need a clear mind and a peaceful soul. Opinion: What is the author’s opinion? Evidence: What information, reasons, details, etc. support the opinion? Interpretation: What is the explanation of the evidence?

13. Analyze—Whole Class

14. Leroy overcomes his challenges by making meaningful goals for himself. In November 2009...Leroy moved to Arizona to study video game design at Collins College. Leroy grew up in a neighborhood where very few people graduate from high school. He would not allow that for himself. Even with a severe physical disability, Leroy knew setting goals for himself would set him on the road to success. Not only did he graduate from high school, he also is finishing his college degree. Opinion: What is the author’s opinion? Evidence: What information, reasons, details, etc. support the opinion? Interpretation: What is the explanation of the evidence?

15. Analyze—Small Group to Whole Class Discussion

16. My use of prewriting strategies has been a particular strength for me this year. For example, before writing my short story. I took the time to complete a story board with specific details in chronological order. As I completed the storyboard in note form, I was able to move ideas around and see how my narrative could be developed so that I could include interesting twists and turns. In an essay I wrote on The Diary of Anne Frank, I created a web of ideas to explore what lessons today’s teenagers could learn from Anne. From the web I created, I was able to choose the strongest reasons to develop my ideas and support my opinion. As a result of using these prewriting strategies, I found that my actual writing of two pieces was easier. I was able to concentrate on the wording of my ideas as I drafted because I had taken the time to put ideas on paper and plan the development and organization before I started writing. Looking back at my prewriting during the revising stage also helped me see where I had gaps in my ideas that needed to be further explained.

17. Opinion: What is the author’s opinion? Evidence: What information, reasons, details, etc. support the opinion? Interpretation: What is the explanation of the evidence?

18. My use of prewriting strategies has been a particular strength for me this year. For example, before writing my short story. I took the time to complete a story board with specific details in chronological order. As I completed the storyboard in note form, I was able to move ideas around and see how my narrative could be developed so that I could include interesting twists and turns. In an essay I wrote on The Diary of Anne Frank, I created a web of ideas to explore what lessons today’s teenagers could learn from Anne. From the web I created, I was able to choose the strongest reasons to develop my ideas and support my opinion. As a result of using these prewriting strategies, I found that my actual writing of two pieces was easier. I was able to concentrate on the wording of my ideas as I drafted because I had taken the time to put ideas on paper and plan the development and organization before I started writing. Looking back at my prewriting during the revising stage also helped me see where I had gaps in my ideas that needed to be further explained.

19. Let’s identify a few more Opinion: What is the author’s opinion? Evidence: What information, reasons, details, etc. support the opinion? Interpretation: What is the explanation of the evidence?

20. Writing OEI Paragraphs A simple strategy that can help you to develop a paragraph is called OEI (Opinion, Evidence, Interpretation). Opinion: A specific statement that will be the focus of the paragraph. Evidence: Specific examples that support the opinion, often including specific quotations or details. Interpretation: Explanation of what the claim and evidence reveal, often including analysis by the writer to reveal his/her thinking; the “so what” of the paragraph.

21. Graphic Organizer

22. Model Let’s read.

26. Model

27. Your turn The Lost Colony of Roanoke What happened to the colonists of Roanoke? Let’s start with a video: http://www.history.com/videos/mystery-roanoke#mystery- roanoke http://www.history.com/videos/mystery-roanoke#mystery- roanoke Now read the articles about the Lost Colony of Roanoke and use what you know about the colonists experiences from Blood on the River to state: Your opinion Provide evidence to support your opinion Interpret your evidence—How do the facts you included support your opinion.