There is a lot of excellent literature out there today that lends itself to opinion writing. Picture books not only contain a fun and engaging story, but also include images that draw the reader in and prompt them to ask more questions. Use these opinion writing books to introduce opinion writing or investigate specific components of opinion writing.
This blog post is part of a content series on opinion writing. here are other posts you can use to teach opinion writing in your classroom.
You are reading: Opinion books for kids
- 7 ways to introduce opinion writing
- picture books to teach opinion writing
- teach how to express an opinion
- teach how to give reasons
- teach how to introduce opinion writing
- teach how to conclude opinion writing
- teach ideas to solidify students’ understanding of opinion writing
create an anchor chart to track sentiment components
Before reading any opinion book, consider creating a reference chart that will guide you and your students through the entire opinion writing unit. use the anchor box to introduce your opinion writing and return to it as you explore each component of opinion writing in depth.
anchor chart must have multiple columns, including:
- The title of the book and/or text. In addition to writing the title, consider making a photocopy of the cover or printing a cover image you find online. this gives students a quick way to find the book in the long list you’ll create.
- opinion statement – this is where you will record the book’s opinion statement.
- reason #1, reason #2, reason #3. or just a column for all the reasons.
- introduce the topic
- concluding statement
If you are teaching third grade, consider adding examples to the list above. These are the components of opinion writing that students will be taught throughout their opinion writing unit and the components that they will look for in each of the books.
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many books you read will not follow the format of the opinion writing process you are teaching. students will need to understand that authors are creative. Once they have learned the structure of a writing style, many authors fall out of that structure.
When recording the components of opinion writing in the anchor box, consider using academic language that you expect students to use in their own writing. this is just one more opportunity to model academic language.
picture book free digital anchor graphic
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19 illustrated books on opinion writing
here are a variety of picture books that you can use to teach opinion writing to your students. use them to introduce opinion writing, identify opinions, give reasons, and give examples.
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When choosing books for your students, be sure to consider the level of new content versus the type of academic language you’re asking them to produce. if you want students to use higher levels of academic language in discussions and writing, use easier content. While some of the books in this post may seem too young for their grade level, most students love rereading old favorites. they know the plot so well that they can focus on academic homework versus the plot of the book.
Similarly, don’t ignore the top content. When reading books with more difficult concepts and higher content, start by helping students form opinions orally during classroom discussions. do the speaking practice often and it will transfer to writing.
You could extend some of these book discussions to identify point of view, as well as express an opinion and provide reasons.
we are teachers also has a great list of opinion books.
videos to write opinions
many of the above books also have video versions available. providing students with links to the video adds a different way of hearing the story that could spark even more ideas for writing opinions. here are links to some of the videos.
more blog posts on review writing
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