Here is the table from our textbook with the differences between these two types of essay:
Introduction: Briefly introduce the topic. State your opinion in the last sentence of the introduction.
- First of all, ... / Firstly, ....
- Second of all, ... / Secondly, ...
- Next, ...
- Furthermore, ...
- Above all, ...
Notice how you should give your strongest argument at the end of the paragraph.
- Some people say that...
- Opponents say that...
- Firstly, ...
- Secondly, ...
- Moreover, ...
- In conclusion, ...
- To sum up, ...
Your homework will be to write an opinion essay (220 to 250 words) on the topic from the textbook:
Your essays will be graded. You can download the list of grading criteria here:
opinion_essay_assessment_criteria_rubrics.pdf |