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Lesson Plan

Supporting Opinions with Style

Your students’ organization and prewriting skills will shine as they introduce their topic, state an opinion, and list three supporting reasons.
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Learning Objectives

Your class will state an opinion with descriptive reasons in complete sentences.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Tell your class about something you love. For instance: "I love chocolate ice cream."
  • Explain that this is an example of an opinion, or an idea that you believe.
  • Next, give three reasons, or explanations, that support your opinion. For example: "I love chocolate ice cream because it’s completely refreshing, so sweet, and amazingly smooth."