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.
Help your first graders learn how to write an opinion piece using these handy writing prompt worksheets.
Write a letter to Mr. Groundhog about the weather using this persuasive writing worksheet.
Challenge students to think about the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this set of 13 writing task cards.
A persuasive writing task based on real-world issues affecting children.
A worksheet for students to use to write an opinion composition.
Would You Rather use this set of 31 question cards or eat a can of worms?
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
Use the OREO persuasive writing frames to support your student's opinion writing skills.
A set of 5 opinion writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
Ten sports themed writing prompts for the middle and upper grades.
A set of 5 writing prompt stimulus sheets with an opinion text focus.
A set of opinion prompt cards that can be used in a multitude of ways.
A set of opinion prompt cards that can be used in a multitude of ways.
A poster for younger students using simpler language to introduce them to opinion writing.
Some opinion sentence starters to be completed with evidence.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple opinion piece about a familiar situation.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple opinion piece on a familiar situation in pairs.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple opinion piece on a familiar topic.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an opinion piece, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a writing prompt and scaffolding sheet to write an opinion piece in pairs.