1. IIF
Fact and Opinion

2. 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

3. 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 & 45

4. 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

5. 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 & 49

6. 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 & 54

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Terms to know
Accurate evaluation
Infer
Verifiable information

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