Comparing Opinions

What are we learning today?

You will learn how to look at different opinions. You will compare them and give your own conclusion.

Explanation

• Do not only say what you think. Find different views.
• Use four steps: note each view, find reasons, compare, give your conclusion.
• To compare, say "One view is ..., another is ...".
• An opinion can have levels: not important, quite important, very important.
• An essay can end with "In conclusion ..., in my opinion ...".

Examples

1. Some people say we might not need to come to school very often. However, others say that students will always need to spend time at school.
2. Speaker A says a phone is very useful. Speaker B says it is a distraction.
3. I think both are right in some cases.

Remember!

• Show more than one view and give examples.
• Do not mix your opinion with the opinion of "some people".

Check yourself

1. Which words introduce another group's opinion?
2. How many levels of importance are in the Explanation?
3. Which part of an essay gives your final opinion?