ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Teaching Without Frills Opinion Writing for Kids | Episode 5 | Writing a Draft: Reasons & Examples
Today, we’re going to learn how to write about our opinions using reasons and examples. I’m going to share my thoughts on my favorite book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit! I’ve already started with an introduction, and now it’s time to add reasons and examples to support my opinion.
Reasons explain why you think something is true or important. Examples help by showing evidence or details that support your reasons. Let’s see how this works with my favorite book!
One reason I love The Tale of Peter Rabbit is because of the adorable characters! This is my reason. Now, here’s an example: the little bunnies are named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They are fluffy and wear really cute clothes. Aren’t they sweet?
Another reason I enjoy this book is because some parts are really silly. For example, Peter sneaks under the fence to get into the garden! I used words like “because” and “for example” to connect my ideas.
I also love the illustrations in the book! The pictures are really pretty and colorful, making the story even more fun to read.
Finally, kids can learn a lesson from this book. Peter learned that he should have listened to his mom to stay safe. It’s a great reminder for all of us!
I’ve shared all four of my reasons and given examples to support each one. I hope you enjoyed learning about how to write your opinion with reasons and examples. Stay tuned for the next part, where I’ll show you how to finish your draft with a conclusion!
Create Your Own Opinion Piece: Choose your favorite book, movie, or game. Write down your opinion about it and think of at least two reasons why you like it. For each reason, come up with an example to support it. Share your opinion piece with a family member or friend and ask them what they think!
Illustrate Your Opinion: Draw a picture that represents one of the reasons you like your favorite book, movie, or game. For example, if you love the characters, draw them in a scene. Use colors and details to make your illustration come to life. Show your drawing to someone and explain why it supports your opinion.
Opinion Detective: Next time you read a book or watch a show, try to find the reasons and examples the characters use to express their opinions. Write down what you find and discuss with a classmate or family member how these reasons and examples help make the characters’ opinions stronger.
**Opinion Writing for Kids: Reasons and Examples**
I’m writing my opinion about my favorite book, *The Tale of Peter Rabbit*! I’ve written an introduction to start my draft, so now I’m ready to write reasons and examples to support my opinion.
Reasons tell why you believe something, and examples support your reasons by giving evidence. Here’s the plan for my writing. I’ve already thought of four reasons why I think this book is great. Now I need to write my reasons in sentences and add examples from the book.
I’m going to start with my first reason: the characters! I think *The Tale of Peter Rabbit* is a great book because it has really cute characters! This sentence tells my reason. Now I will write an example from the book. For example, the little bunnies are named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They are fluffy and wear really cute clothes.
Now I will write about my next reason! Also, parts of the story are really silly, like when Peter sneaks under the fence to get into the garden! On this page, I used linking words to connect my ideas, like “because,” “for example,” “and,” and “also.”
Now I will write about my last two reasons. I also love the illustrations! The pictures in the book are really pretty and colorful. Last, kids can learn a lesson by reading this book! Peter learned that he should have listened to his mom to stay safe!
I wrote about all four of my reasons and gave examples to support each one! Check out the next video in this series to see how I finish my draft by writing a conclusion!
