Write Your Own Opinion Piece!
Now you can write your own opinion piece and tell everyone just what you think! Hereare some ideas for topics:
Whats the best book, TV show, or movie?
What are the most delicious foods to eat for lunch?
Which subject in school is the most interesting?
Is it more important to read 30 minutes per day or exercise 30 minutes per day?
Which is better for family fun: board games or video games?
Glossary
the ending of an opinion piecewords that connect two different ideasa persons ideas and feelings about somethinga type of writing where the author shares his or her ideas and feelingson a subjectwhat an opinion piece is about
Read More
Fandel, Jennifer. You Can Write a Terrific Opinion Piece . You Can Write. Mankato,Minn.: Capstone Press, 2013.
Orloff, Karen Kaufman. I Wanna New Room. New York: G. P. Putnams Sons, 2010.
Rissman, Rebecca. Be the Best at Writing . Read Me! Chicago: Raintree, 2013.
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About the Author
Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including Baby, ComeOut! ; Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story ; The Tushy Book ; The Belly Book ; and Big Girl Panties . There is a real Katie Wooshes Frans great-niecebut she nevergets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her belovedMac computer in New York City, without the help of her two naughty cats, Chaim andGoldy.
About the Illustrator
Tammie Lyon began her love for drawing at a young age while sitting at the kitchentable with her dad. She continued her love of art and eventually attended the ColumbusCollege of Art and Design, where she earned a bachelors degree in fine art. Todayshe lives with her husband, Lee, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her dogs, Gus and Dudley, keepher company as she works in her studio.
Katie was excited.
Guess what? she told her mom. Im going to write something for our class newspaper.
Is it a story? asked Katies mom
No, said Katie. Its an .
Everyone has opinions. An is how you think or feel about something. I haveopinions about EVERYTHING! Spring is the best season of the year. The best shoeshave pizzazz. Spaghetti is the most fun to eat. And dogs are the most adorable pets!
That should be easy, said Katies mom. You always know what you think.
I do! said Katie proudly. I have lots of opinions.
The next day, Katie met JoJo and Pedro at the library.
Im checking out books about thunderstorms and rainbows, said JoJo. Science booksare the best. I learn so much from them.
An opinion piece needs a . Your topic should ask a question that can be answered differently bydifferent people. A good topic could be: What typeof book is the most fun to read? A scary book? Asilly book? A book that makes you cry, then hasa happy ending? Everyone has opinions about whatbooks are best.
Science books are okay, said Pedro. But I like scary stories better. They have ghosts and goblins! Being spooked is the best!
After you choose your topic, state your opinion. If Pedro was writing about the best types of books,his opinion would be that spooky stories make thebest books. (But, in my opinion, he would be wrong!)
You are both wrong, said Katie. Funny books are the best. I like to laugh whenI read. Nothing is funnier than Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, VeryBad Day . I always smile when Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair.
Lets stop arguing and play soccer, said Pedro. Kicking a ball and running alwaysmake me smile.
JoJo shook her head. Its too hot to run around! Bike riding would be more fun.The breeze will be really cool!
It is important to give reasons why your opinion is the best. JoJos opinion is thatwe should ride bikes on a hot day. Her reason is that we feel a cool breeze whenwe ride a bike.
Do you know what I think? said Katie. I think putting on a show would be the mostfun. I love singing and dancing. We can call it The Katie Show .