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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 HW: NONE Complete Shark Cornell Notes from Red Lit. book, pages 874-880 Set completed notes on corner of your desk Read Quietly
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Cornell Notes Topic: Loaded Language Fact vs. Opinion: Fact: A statement that can be proved by personal observation, eyewitnesses, reliable source (internet, book), experiment, or expert Opinion: statement that cannot be proved because it’s states a person’s beliefs, feelings, or thoughts. Opinion Signal words: I think Many people believe usually seem(s) probably
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Fact or opinion 1. Jaws is about a great white shark that killed several people in a beach community. ~ fact 2. The book stayed on the bestseller list for 40 weeks. ~ fact 3. The book is better than the movie. ~ opinion
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Bias Opinion can be in informational articles. Authors are affected by their experiences and beliefs. This creates bias for or against a topic. Bias : a positive or negative feeling toward a topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW7Q7 UySxRA&feature=relmfu http://oceanencounters.net/journal/
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Bias in Writing Loaded Language: words that suggest a strong bias. Words that signal how the author feels about the topic. Page 881 in Red Lit. book Copy T-chart in #7 in middle of page onto back-top half of Cornell Note Sheet Opinion 1: Sharks Are Very Dangerous Opinion 2: Sharks Are Mostly Harmless A dusky shark’s bite is like being crushed by the weight of ten cars
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Bias in Writing Opinion 1: Sharks Are Very Dangerous A dusky shark’s bite is like being crushed by the weight of ten cars Meat-eaters/ gobble their prey whole/rip it into shark- size bites Swarm of sharks/ biting anything that lies in its path Vicious shark attack Ferocious predators/ top predators Opinion 2: Sharks Are Mostly Harmless Nurse shark is a sluggish bottom feeder/ usually not dangerous Out of 375 shark species, only 24 are dangerous Fewer than 100 shark attacks each year Whale shark is very docile (calm)/eats tiny plankton
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Bias in Writing Loaded Language: words that suggest a strong bias. Words that signal how the author feels about the topic. Page 885 in Red Lit. book Copy T-chart in middle of page onto back-bottom half of Cornell Note Sheet Loaded LanguagePossible Author’s Bias “most wonderful of natural-born killers Benchley is impressed by shark’s survival instincts
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Peter Benchley, JAWS Read Great White Sharks on pages 887- 891 Record examples of Loaded Language and possible author’s bias
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Cornell Notes Define the words in bold print on page 885 in sections “Elements of Nonfiction” and Reading Skill” Read “Great White Sharks”, pages 887- 891 Answer page 892,#1-5 in complete sentences Turn your answers into class drawer
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