This teacher-facing presentation introduces the OREO Writing Strategy as a “tasty approach” to opinion and persuasive writing for grades 3–8. The OREO acronym stands for Opinion, Reason, Evidence, and Opinion (restated). The strategy provides a structured, repeatable framework that helps students organize their thoughts, support arguments, and build confidence in expressing viewpoints. The slides offer various suggestions for implementation, including using real OREO cookies as a visual hook, creating anchor charts, modeling the strategy with think-alouds, and supporting instruction with graphic organizers, sentence starters, and tiered help for diverse learners. It also includes troubleshooting tips for common student challenges, such as forming an opinion, providing vague reasons, or simply repeating the opinion instead of restating it.
