OREO Opinion Writing – Editable Graphic Organizer
- Year groups
- Years 5–12
- File type
- Google Docs
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- Writing, English
- Topic
- Google Docs, Oreo Opinion
- Resource types
- Graphic Organizers, Teacher Tools
- Editable
- Yes
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About this resource
Students can write using this graphic organizer.
It is based on the OREO Acronym.
Students state an Opinion, provide Reasons for their opinion, give Examples supporting their opinion, and finally, restate their Opinion.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
State an opinion, support it with reasons and examples/evidence, and restate the opinion using different words.
Organize an opinion piece using the OREO structure (Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion) before drafting full sentences or paragraphs.
Expand a single reason/example pair into multiple supporting reasons and pieces of evidence using the second layout.
Teaching tips
Start with Layout 1's single reason/example structure for students newer to opinion writing, then move to Layout 2's three-reason structure as they gain fluency.
Make a personal copy of the Google Doc before editing, since the shared link opens as read-only until a copy is made.
Use the organizer as a pre-writing step before students draft a full opinion paragraph or essay, rather than as the final written product.
Skills covered
Opinion-writing structure — students organize an opinion, supporting reasons, and evidence using the OREO framework before drafting full text.
Evidence-based reasoning — Layout 2 requires students to pair each of three reasons with matching supporting evidence.
Restating an argument — both layouts end with a restate-the-opinion box, prompting students to reword their opening claim.
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How do the two included layouts differ?
Layout 1 pairs a single reason box with a single example box, while Layout 2 expands to three separate reason boxes and three matching evidence boxes plus a topic line.
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OREO opinion-writing structure
Reasons and evidence
Graphic organizer
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