Contributor: Elephango Editors. Lesson ID: 14025
Sharing how you feel about a particular topic can be frightening. With the right reasons, examples, and descriptive details, you will be able to prove your opinion is the best one!
Whether you sing like no one is listening or dance like no one is watching, OWN IT!
Sharing how you feel about a particular topic may be frightening when everyone around you disagrees. However, with the right reasons, examples, and specific details, you can explain your opinion to anyone!
For example, we all have different things that we like. My favorite day of the week is Monday because it starts a new week. and I can set new goals.
I could use a word web graphic organizer like the one below to brainstorm more reasons or examples.
Use the Word Web Graphic Organizer under Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar to brainstorm your favorite day of the week and why.
All the ideas that you think of represent different reasons that support your opinion.
When you try to convince or persuade someone to change their mind, you prove your opinion with the reasons you provide.
As you watch and listen to the story I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman, pay attention to the reasons Alex provides to convince his mom they should get an iguana.
In I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman, Alex tries to convince his mom to let him have an iguana by presenting various reasons.
Create a list. Then, compare it to the list provided below.
Wow! Alex sure does give a lot of reasons.
An opinion is what someone thinks or feels about something. It's like saying, "I like chocolate ice cream." It's your personal idea or feeling, but it might not be true for everyone.
A reason is why you think or feel that way. It's like saying, "I like chocolate ice cream because it's yummy." The reason explains why you have that opinion. It might be a fact like the ice cream tastes good or how you feel about it.
Look back at the 10 reasons Alex gave.
Great work!
Alex could make these three opinions better reasons if he added facts. For example, he could say that having an iguana would make him feel happy because he would have someone to play with every day.
Head over to the Got It? section for more work with reasons and opinions!