About This Course

This course is designed to equip you with necessary skills to write an opinion essay. You will learn strategies for persuasive communication. You will be equipped with techniques to write in first person with a formal, decisive, and confident tone to defend your position on a topic.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Purpose of Writing Essay

    • Purpose of Writing Essay

  • 2

    Module 2: Essay Writing Steps

    • Essay Writing Steps - Video

    • Essay Writing Steps - PDF

  • 3

    Module 3: Prompt to Thesis Tutorial

    • Prompt to Thesis Tutorial - Video

    • Prompt to Thesis Tutorial - PDF

  • 4

    Module 4: Prompt to Thesis

    • Prompt to Thesis

  • 5

    Module 5: Read-Research Annotate

    • Read-Research Annotate - Video

    • Primary Opinion Articles - Year Round School

    • Primary Opinion Articles - Teacher's Edition

    • Primary Opinion Prompt and Articles - Cell Phones

  • 6

    Module 6: Planning

    • Planning Video

    • Planning Sheet

    • Elementary Opinion Planning - Teachers Edition

  • 7

    Module 7: The Hook or Lead

    • The Hook or Lead - Video

    • The Hook or Lead - PDF

  • 8

    Module 8: Introduction Paragraph

    • Introduction Paragraph - Video

  • 9

    Module 9: Transitions

    • Transitions - Video

    • Transitions - PDF

  • 10

    Module 10: Citing Evidence

    • Citing Evidence - Video

  • 11

    Module 11: Body Paragraphs

    • Body Paragraphs - Video

  • 12

    Module 12: Conclusion

    • Conclusion - Video

  • 13

    Module 13: Revise and Edit

    • Revise and Edit Video

    • Fragments and Run ons

    • Precise Paragraph

    • Vague Paragraph