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IIF Fact and Opinion

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 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

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 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

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

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 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?

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