Giving a reason to explain an opinion

English

Sharing an opinion by speaking loudly and clearly

Convincing an audience to agree with your opinion

In this unit, pupils will have spent time sharing their opinions verbally. In 'Speeches', the pupils will use their opinions to write full speeches following a set structure. 

In 'School Trip: Recount' pupils used their own experiences to write a recount of a school trip and used their opinions to select viewpoint fronted adverbials. In this unit, pupils will build on this by sharing their opinions verbally.

In this unit, pupils learn how to share their opinions, giving reasons why they have an opinion using the word 'because'. They learn how to use these skills to convince people to agree with them. Pupils also build their performance and oracy skills, practising speaking loudly and clearly.

Spoken language: sharing your opinion

adding a reason why you have that opinion

Sharing your opinion can be improved by doing what?

Which word is used in a sentence before sharing the reason why you have an opinion? 

What is the correct order for these three parts of an opinion with a reason?

cats can sometimes scratch you with their claws

Which of these reasons support the opinion that 'cats are better than dogs'?  

What is the name for something that a person thinks or believes?

telling someone what you think or believe

Which of these words would someone use at the start of a sentence when sharing their opinion? 

What is the name for the group of people gathered together to watch a performance?

because they want the audience to listen more

because they do not want to scare the audience

Why might some people speak quietly when talking in front of an audience?

Should you stand up when speaking to an audience?

Starter Quiz

What is the name for something that a person thinks or believes?