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Is your topic one you'd like to actually send to someone? Who? Your school principal? The mayor? A city council? Your MLA (elected provincial member of the legislative assembly)? Your MP (elected federal member of parliament)? A local service club, store, or newspaper? 

For your opening statement to be really effective, you need to know who will be viewing, hearing, or reading it. You should always keep these points in mind.

• Does your audience know you?

• Do you think your audience agrees or disagrees with your point of view?

You might need to add more points and examples for an audience that is not likely to share your point of view. Otherwise you could end up writing a persuasive letter that isn't convincing.

Your opening should be just a few sentences long to introduce your opinion or idea. It should introduce what you will explain in your body paragraph(s). 

Open your Writer's Workshop Template and complete: Opening Draft.