1. How to write an opinion essay.
By Joan Gallardo 1 1

2. I.e., What’s your opinion on bullfighting?
( words)

3. Prepare your ideas: I’m against bullfighting - Bulls suffer.
Example: picador, banderillas,
not stabbed properly
Primitive tradition
Example: female circumcision
- Controversial
- Subsidized 3 3

4. 4 4

5. ( Use a saying or question)
Opening paragraph:
- Introduce the topic
- State your opinion
( Use a saying or question)
It is a well-known fact that bullfighting is a Spanish
tradition. However, should it continue existing in the XXIst
century? In my opinion, it should not. 5 5

6. New paragraphs for your reasons:
- Enumerate &/or use expressions of addition
Introduce your reasons with expressions
of opinion or facts
- Give examples
First of all, it is a fact that bullfighting has become
a controversial issue even among Spaniards nowadays.
In addition, as I see it, this is just a primitive and
savage tradition like, for example, female circumcision.
What is more, it seems to me that the spectators just
ignore the suffering of the animals. For instance , when
the “picador” uses his lance or the bullfighter the
“banderillas”. 6 6

7. Time to count the words ! It should have about 100 words now.
You may have to use your “spare” argument
or add more examples. 7 7

8. Final paragraph, conclusion:
- Restate your opinion
- Offer a solution, warning or advice (ought to, must…)
- You can finish with a saying or quote
In conclusion, as far as I am concerned, there
is not any reason to support bullfighting at present.
Furthermore, governments ought to ban it. Finally,
as Mahatma Gandhi said,  'The greatness of a
nation and its moral progress can be judged by the
way its  animals  are treated.' 8 8

9. And last but not least, choose a title
And last but not least, choose a title! Ideas from Richard Leahy's “Twenty Titles for the Writer”
You can copy a sentence from your essay…
A primitive and savage tradition
- … a saying, proverb or question Can you call this art?
- …use a concrete image from your essay: Blood on the arena
…use a colon: Bullfighting: Art or crime?
… or even to join two titles:
Blood on the arena: Can you call this art? 9 9

10. Blood on the arena: Can you call this art?
It is a well-known fact that bullfighting is a Spanish tradition. However, should it continue existing in the XXIst century? In my opinion, it should not.
First of all, it is a fact that bullfighting has become a controversial issue even among Spaniards nowadays. In addition, as I see it, this is just a primitive and savage tradition like, for example, female circumcision. What is more, it seems to me that the spectators just ignore the suffering of the animals. For instance , when the “picador” uses his lance or the bullfighter the “banderillas.
In conclusion, as far as I am concerned, there is not any reason to support bullfighting at present. Furthermore, governments ought to ban it. Finally, as Mahatma Gandhi said,  ”The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its  animals  are treated.” 10 10