IIF Fact and Opinion FACT AND OPINION Fact

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IIF Fact and Opinion

IIF Fact and Opinion

FACT AND OPINION � Fact – a statement that can be proven or verified

FACT AND OPINION � Fact – a statement that can be proven or verified as being true � Opinion – a statement based on feelings or beliefs � Advertising – the use of media source (television, newspaper, magazine, radio, billboard) to promote something � Purpose – to sell you something

OPINION MEDIA ~ Be cautious of what you hear and read. ~ Identifying the

OPINION MEDIA ~ Be cautious of what you hear and read. ~ Identifying the opinions of others helps you to analyze whether you agree or disagree. � TV Commentary – opinions given on a television program to explain an event or a situation � Editorial – an article that expresses the opinions of the writer � Could contain facts to support the writer’s opinions � Letter to the Editor – a letter from a reader that is sent to a newspaper to magazine editor to express the opinions of that reader Practice – Purple book pages 42 &

NONFICTION � Nonfiction – a type of writing that is about real events or

NONFICTION � Nonfiction – a type of writing that is about real events or facts. � Does not include thing that are written by someone’s imagination. � Does include factual writing, such as biographies, textbooks, and encyclopedias. � Is true-life � Some nonfiction uses opinions to persuade a reader � Political speeches � Essays � Literary nonfiction

NONFICTION CONT. � Political speech – a persuasive speech given to convince listeners to

NONFICTION CONT. � Political speech – a persuasive speech given to convince listeners to think or to act in a certain way Purpose is to persuade � Often uses both facts and opinions to make a point � � Essay – a type of writing on a given topic for a specific purpose Narrative – tells a story. Uses facts and opinions. � Informative – mostly facts to explain or inform. � Persuasive – uses both facts and opinions. Facts are normally given to support the opinions of the writer. � � Literary Nonfiction – a true-life story � Contains a mix of facts and opinions Practice – Purple book pages 48 &

MULTIPLE SOURCES � Persuade – to cause someone to believe or to do something

MULTIPLE SOURCES � Persuade – to cause someone to believe or to do something � Commercials and billboards – try to persuade you to buy something � Politicians – try to persuade you to vote for them � Magazine editorials – try to persuade you to agree with someone else’s opinion � Inference – the use of reasoning to draw a conclusion based on evidence Practice – Purple book pages 53 &

POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS � Which statement expresses a fact? � Which statement expresses an

POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS � Which statement expresses a fact? � Which statement expresses an opinion? � Which of the following statements from the passage is an opinion? � Which statement is an accurate evaluation of the use of fact and opinion in the two excerpts? � Which statement below is an accurate evaluation of how facts and opinions are used in the two excerpts?

POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS � Which statement accurately evaluates the use of fact and opinion

POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS � Which statement accurately evaluates the use of fact and opinion in the excerpt and the paragraph? � Which statement below is an accurate evaluation of how facts and opinions are used in the newspaper article and the billboard? � Does this statement correctly explain the use of fact and opinion in these excerpts?

TERMS TO KNOW � Accurate evaluation � Infer � Verifiable information

TERMS TO KNOW � Accurate evaluation � Infer � Verifiable information

Mississippi SATP English II Revised: Multiple Choice Student Review Guide for Vocabulary/Reading

Mississippi SATP English II Revised: Multiple Choice Student Review Guide for Vocabulary/Reading