Captivating Opinion Sentence Starters for Compelling Arguments

These opinion sentence starters will help to get your students… well, get started! Set them out on the right track with these strong opening statements. Give your students a copy each of their books or display them around your classroom. An editable version is available for you to add your own sentence starters.

Prominently displaying these opinion sentence starters in the classroom will serve as an invaluable tool to nurture your students’ growth as proficient writers. These carefully crafted prompts offer a springboard for your students to dive confidently into the world of opinion writing. By providing your students with a variety of sentence beginnings, you provide them with the scaffolding they need to structure their arguments effectively.

Getting Started with Sentence Starters

Having sentence starters readily available in your classroom is like providing your young writers with a toolbox of creativity and expression. As they embark on their writing journey, sentence starters become trusty companions, helping them to break down the initial barriers of uncertainty. This allows those reluctant writers by filling them with confidence that they can at least get started with their writing.

Download and Display Today!

It’s as simple as hitting download and printing on cardstock to ensure durability. Cut along the dotted lines and display them in a prominent place in your classroom. Alternatively, you might like to print each student a copy to stick in their books. This is especially helpful for those reluctant writers as it will be right there in their writing book.

More Opinion Writing Resources

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PEEL Paragraph Structure Poster and Worksheets

Explore the acronym PEEL to help with paragraph technique during opinion writing lessons.

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Opinion Writing Teaching Slides

Teach your students about the structure and language features of opinion texts with an interactive teaching slide deck.