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Opinion Line

Overview

Students show their opinions by standing on a line and explaining their ideas.

Learning Objective
Students express and explain their opinions using simple reasons.

Resources needed

  • Open space

Lesson stages

0 / 8 done
  1. 1 Explain that one side of the room means 'agree' and the other side means 'disagree'.
  2. 2 Read a simple statement aloud, such as 'School uniforms are a good idea.'
  3. 3 Ask students to stand somewhere along the line depending on their opinion.
  4. 4 Give students time to think about why they chose their position.
  5. 5 Invite a few students from different positions to explain their ideas.
  6. 6 Encourage others to listen and respond politely.
  7. 7 Allow students to move if they change their opinion after hearing others.
  8. 8 Repeat with new statements and finish with a short reflection on how opinions can change.

Tap a step to mark it as done.

Variations

  • Use small group discussions.
  • Silent thinking before speaking.
  • Turn into a formal debate.
More information

Teach: I think, I agree, I disagree, because.

Allow short answers or sentence starters.

Can students give a reason for their opinion?

No materials needed.

Students may give opinions without reasons.

Opinion tasks build speaking confidence and reasoning.