EEEK! We started opinion writing last week…only my favorite writing genre to teach!
I’ve got my favorite mentor texts ready to go, and even found a few new books I can’t wait to use!
Traditionally, I use Duck! Rabbit!, I Wanna Iguana, and I Wanna New Room for my opinion writing unit. You can find all the books shown above here.
Over the summer, I stumbled upon the Stella Writes series, and used the one for narrative and informational writing already and I LOVED them (as did my sweet seconds)! I haven’t used Stella Writes an Opinion before, but I’m sure it won’t disappoint!
I also came across The Perfect Pet, and was in love. I have dogs, so naturally, I’m pro pet. Most of my students either have pets or want pets, so this is going to be puuurrr-fect { see what I did there 🙂 }
I like a having a variety of books for my students to peruse as they are writing their own opinion pieces, and these books do just the job!
Books I Use for Opinion Writing (each title is clickable, as well as the book cover):
- Duck! Rabbit!
- Stella Writes an Opinion
- The Perfect Pet
- Hey, Little Ant
- I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay
- I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay
- Earrings!
- I Wanna Iguana
- I Wanna New Room
- Pick a Picture, Write an Opinion
- You Can Write a Terrific Opinion Piece
- How to Write an Opinion Piece
- Red is Best!
