CLASS 10 (16-27.MAR.09)

Writing an opinion essay is one of the topics of unit 4. In opinion essays you have to convince the reader that your point of view is correct. There are three parts in these essays:

1. Opening - Presentation of the topic and your opinion.
2. Body - Specific reasons anf facts to support your opinion.
3. Conclusion - Summary and restatement of your opinion.

It is important to use connectors and expressions to express opinions, as for example,

• I think that...
• I believe that...
• In my opinion...
• As far as I'm concerned...
• Personally,...
• I love / can't stand / don't mind ...
• As for...
• For example...
• In conclusion,...
• To sum up,...
• In short,...

Now you are going to read 3 versions of the story The sleeping beauty. You already know the story, so it won't be difficult to understand the content.

First of all you have to do the seven activities in The sleeping beauty. Do them carefully, because you'll have to write a composition with your opinion of the story and its versions.

Use the vocabulary and ideas from the glossary and the exercises to write an oipinion essay explaining your opinion about the story of the sleeping beauty and its different versions (100 words). When you are finished send it to cristina.itaca@gmail.com before your next class in the computer room, with the subject "the sleeping beauty". Remember what we have explained today in class and don't use a translator to write the essay. Try to use your own words.