Opinion Essay Ideas

Generating Ideas for Personal Essays by creating a list of important people in your life and then webbing what makes that person important to you.(web 3-6 supporting details)

List of important people

Becca

Mitch

Erica

Mom

Dad

Jeff

Rosanne

1^st

Create lists

2^nd

Pick person

3^rd

Create web

4^th

Create and opinion

Statement/thesis

Rosanne is a fantastic colleague and friend that can always be counted on by others.

Shares teaching ideas; always has a different way to see a problem or lesson than me

She makes me laugh, no matter how stressed I am; she can make me laugh

She listens and does not pass judgment or advice. She lets me get to the answer that is right for me.

Always makes time to help with any issue, whether it is student related or teaching related

Utilize OREO:

Opinion

Reason

Evidence to support your thinking

Opinion restated/paraphrased