Opinion Sentence Starters Openers

Opinion Sentence Starters | Opinion Sentence Openers

Prepare your students' for the end-of-year (EOG) Persuasive Writing/Opinion writing exams. Opinion, Claim, Thesis statements, Counterclaims, Argumentative Writing, Persuasive Writing, Opinion Writing, Essay, and Counterclaim Sentence Starters and sample student anchor papers.

CCSS ELA Writing Posters Opinion, Claim and Counterclaim Sentence Starters for Students 

1. My opinion is...
2. My first point is... 
3. To begin I would like to say, claim, argue . . . 
4. Have you ever thought about..., this way...
5. I suspect my initial thoughts are...
6. The lack of facts leaves me...
7. Do you need a second opinion . .?
8. Do you think that...?
9. You might think,believe, feel, that . .
10. Isn’t it time to seek a practical, provable, simple truth... 
11. Only a fool would believe that...
12. Some believe, feel, think... 
13. My argument, claim, assertion, declaration, is...
14. I strongly think, believe, feel...
15. The best way, method, idea, is...
16. A common argument is...
17. Suspend your disbelief when I tell you...
18. Of course, I believe...
19. Most critics agree/disagree that...
20. The worst way, method, idea, is...
21. My claim is...
22. My counterclaim is...
23. Here are more, some, two, reasons why...
24. Bottom line I...
25. On the other hand I think, believe, find, ...
26. The flip side of...
27. How I see this matter is ...
28. My view point is...
29. I would argue that...
30. I would state infallibly that ...
31. I still believe, think, feel...
32. Let me restate my opinion, claim, belief, understanding...
33. As far as I can see ...
34. I discovered that ...
35. After deep thought, consideration, study I...
36. I find it intuitive/counterintuitive that ...
37. My rationale is...
38. I would tend to agree with this,_____ but, actually, however, in my opinion, yet, you will see ...
39. Here's my take on …
40. I feel that ...
41. My point is...

Some people believe, feel, claim that...,___ but..., actually..., however..., in my opinion..., yet..., you will see...._____

Many, most, all, some people agree that..., ______ but..., actually..., however..., in my opinion..., yet..., you will see....____

Many, most, all, some people disagree that..., _______but..., actually..., however..., in my opinion..., yet..., you will see....____

[PDF]Argumentative Essay Examples Sentence Starters - Tabitha PangThe following are sentence starters or frames that you can start with ... The One Sentence Main Claim THESIS STATEMENT

[PDF]Claims, Claims, ClaimsFollowing are examples of descriptive thesis statements students write in high school. ... Arguable Claim. Opinion: —Twinkies are delicious. —I like dance music. ... Usually, it‟s important to address counterclaims in your writing. .... Correction: Don‟t confuse a claim, an argument for a thesis statement or a topic sentence.

[PDF]Useful Argumentative Essay Words and Phrases - is34.orgBelow are examples of signposts that are used in argumentative essays. Signposts ... Signposting sentences explain the logic of your argument. They tell the ...

[PDF]Model Argumentative Essay with Counterclaim and Rebuttal Topic ...Model Argumentative Essay with Counterclaim and Rebuttal. Topic: Argue whether ... Hook & Counterclaim. Thesis. Mention of claims. MAIN IDEA PARAGRAPH.
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[PDF]Claims, Reasoning, Evidencereasoning, evidence, and counterclaim;. □ Learn to write and ... writing power sentences for claims, reasoning, and evidence;. □ Employ ... Following are examples of descriptive thesis statements students write in high school. Each is drawn ...

[PDF]Grade 5 On-Demand Opinion Writing SamplesGrade 5, Prompt for Opinion Writing. Common Core Standard W.CCR.1. (Directions should be read aloud and clarified by the teacher). Name: Before you begin: ...

[PDF]Fifth Grade Range of Writing Opinion Writing SamplesOpinion/Argument. Grade 5. Range of Writing. Global Warning. Deep in the Arctic a mother polar is returning from a long, hard day of hunting. But looking ahead ...

[PDF]5th grade Opinion Writing - Murfreesboro City Schools Teacher ...5th Grade- Opinion Writing Unit (6 weeks). 5.1 Write opinion ... Prompt Instruction Week (dissect prompts to determine appropriate response). MCS Opinion ...

[PDF]Grade 5 Opinion WritingGrade 5. Opinion Writing. Until two weeks ago, recess was really fun. But since the recess ladies said football was too dangerous and the school banned it,.

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Persuasive Writing: Signal Words

TRANSITIONAL PHRASES

INTRODUCTORY PHRASES
In my opinion I believe It is my belief that	There is no doubt that From my point of view It seems to me that	I question whether I (dis) agree with I maintain that
CONCLUDING PHRASES
For the reasons above As you can see As I have noted In other words On the whole	In short To be sure Without a doubt Obviously Unquestionably	In brief Undoubtedly In any case Summarizing In any event
SUPPORTING OPINIONS
First Furthermore Second In addition Third Also Finally Last	Equally important In the first place Likewise	Besides Further Next Again Moreover Similarly
INTRODUCING DETAILS
For example In fact	For instance As evidence	In support of this
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Since Because of Due to For this reason Therefore If…then	Caused by This results in Consequently Accordingly As a result of Leads to	In effect Brought about Made possible As might be expected Give rise to Was responsible for
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Similarly Compared to In like manner On the other hand Although Even though	Likewise In the same way Contrasting On the contrary As opposed to Rather than Nevertheless	As well as Have in common All are The same as Conversely Whether of not In spite of
COUNTERING
I realize you I understand you Even though you Although you Some people It may be that you Your idea to ____ deserves some merit Although this may be true, in contrast Different from Of course ..., but On the other hand On the contrary At the same time In spite of Or While Albeit Besides	Believe Feel Maintain Want Favour Support Argue State Even so / Though Be that as it may Then again Above all In reality After all (And) Still Unlike Nonetheless Regardless Notwithstanding	But Yet However I doubt I question Let me explain On the other hand Nevertheless As much as Even though Although Instead Whereas Despite Conversely Otherwise However Rather

TRANSITIONS

When you want to start an example or illustration:

She loves fine clothes. For example, her prom dress cost nearly two hundred dollars.

Jim sometimes becomes bored easily. For instance, I remember something that happened last summer.

When you want to contrast one thing with another:

Mary is one of my best friends. However, she sometimes makes me angry by being late.

Jack is a good swimmer. Even so, he has never won a trophy,

I saw her once when I felt awful. Nevertheless, we had a wonderful time.

When you want to add another idea:

Tom is crazy about his motorcycle. Furthermore, he does all the maintenance on it himself.

Mr. Johnston is an excellent teacher. Moreover, he is very popular with his students.

Everybody likes Lou. In addition, he seems to like everyone he meets.

When you want to show that one thing causes another:

Sam isn't very organized. Consequently, he sometimes doesn't seem to know what he is doing.

One time he forgot his wife's birthday. As a result, she was very angry.

Al jogs three miles a day. Therefore, he is in good shape. .

When you want to summarize or generalize:

That really bothered me. But on the whole, he is a pretty good guy.

He is sensitive, warm, and considerate. In short, I love him.