Opinion Writing Prompts Teaching Resources
Learning to write persuasively can be difficult for children. They first need to decide on their position and then the arguments that they are going to provide to support that position. Use these opinion writing prompt resources to guide your students in the decision making process and how to form their arguments. Teaching resources provided include lesson plans, worksheets, PowerPoint presentations and sorting activities.
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5 Opinion Writing Prompt Stimulus Sheets
A set of 5 writing prompt stimulus sheets with an opinion text focus.
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards
Would You Rather use this set of 31 question cards or eat a can of worms?
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Opinion Prompt Cards – Set 2
A set of opinion prompt cards that can be used in a multitude of ways.
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Opinion Prompt Cards – Set 1
A set of opinion prompt cards that can be used in a multitude of ways.
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Sports Themed Writing Prompts
Ten sports themed writing prompts for the middle and upper grades.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - Outdoor Play is Better Than Indoor Play
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Opinion Writing Worksheet - Would You Rather?
A worksheet for students to use to write an opinion composition.
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Opinion Writing for 1st Graders - Worksheet Bundle
Help your first graders learn how to write an opinion piece using these handy writing prompt worksheets.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Opinion Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - Zoos Are No Place for Animals
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - City Life is Better Than Country Life
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - All Families Should Own a Pet
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - Movies Are More Enjoyable Than Books
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Opinion Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 opinion writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
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Opinion Sentence Worksheet
Some opinion sentence starters to be completed with evidence.
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Opinion Letter Writing Task - Lower Grades
A five page assessment task for the lower grades, covering opinion writing.
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MLK Day Task Cards
Challenge students to think about the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this set of 13 writing task cards.
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Opinion Writing Activity - Dear Mr Groundhog
Write a letter to Mr. Groundhog about the weather using this persuasive writing worksheet.
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Ocean Writing Center
Build stronger vocabulary and writing skills with an ocean-themed writing center.
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Opinion Writing Anchor Chart
A poster for younger students using simpler language to introduce them to opinion writing.
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Valentine's Day Opinion Writing - Resource Pack
Write some really “sweet” Valentine’s Day essays with our differentiated Opinion Writing Essay pack.
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Opinion Writing - Instructional Slides
Teach your students about the structure and language features of opinion texts with an interactive instructional slide deck.
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Adopt a Chick - Interactive Writing Activity
Have some fun adopting a digital chicken with this interactive Easter writing activity.
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Easter Writing Prompts- Story Starters
Create Easter-themed stories using these Easter writing prompt cards.
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Using an Opinion Prompt - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a writing prompt and scaffolding sheet to write an opinion piece in pairs.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an opinion piece, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Hey, Little Ant - Modeled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple opinion piece on a familiar topic.
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What Pet Should I Get? - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple opinion piece on a familiar situation in pairs.
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Eat Your Peas - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple opinion piece about a familiar situation.
