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III. WRITING
Opinion essay
Introduction

Paragraph 1
state the topic and you opinion clearly
In my opinion,
To begin with,

Body

Paragraph 2
viewpoint 1 and reason, example
I think,
I suppose,
I agree/disagree,
Personally I believe that,
In my view,
I dont support the idea of,
I dont think,
I doubt,
As for me,
On the one hand,
As an example
Firstly, secondly, thirdly
For example,
For instance,

Paragraph 3
viewpoint 2 and reason, example

Paragraph 4
opposing viewpoint and reason/example
However,
Although
At the same time
On the other hand,
What is more

Conclusion

Final paragraph
summarise/restate opinion
In conclusion,
To sum up,

Rules:
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No contractions its = it is
Grammar, punctuality, spelling
Several paragraphs
Needed size (number of words - at least 100)

Additional linking words:

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In spite of
In other words
In any case
In fact,
As a result,

Besides
According to
In addition
Finally
Anyway