Opinion Paragraph - "Fly or Read Minds"

Use the 3 Step Paragraph Generator:

  1. Quickly brainstorm a few ideas and type them in the circles.

  2. Organize your thoughts by adding your topic sentence and reasons in the text boxes.

  3. Revise, edit, and write your final draft. Print.

Grades 2+

Step One: Brainstorm!

Opinion

Fly or Read Minds?

Some people would like to fly, some would like to read minds.

In your opinion, would it be better to be able to fly or read people's minds?

I can write about my tall or short animals

Brainstorm Ideas:

Step Two: Organize

Organize
Your Ideas

Use the brainstorming ideas from above to organize your paragraph.

Topic Sentence: This sentence tells the reader the main idea of the paragraph.

Reasons: Give the reader facts and examples to support your opinion.

Closing Sentence: Restate your opinion.

Paragraph Title:

Topic Sentence
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Beginning

Step Three: Write the Final Draft

Revise, Edit, and
Write Final Draft

Check your paragraph for C.O.P.S.

Capitalization:

Start all sentences with a capital letter.

Organization

Sentences should be clear and complete.

Punctuation

Use punctuation such as
( . ! , ? )

Spelling

Check your spelling.

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