Higher Paper Question 1 LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE

What is the difference? Record numbers of students achieved the top grade in this year ’ s GCSEs with one fifth of all entries awarded the top grade. This year ’ s rise in the number of top grades awarded at GCSE demonstrates once more the ‘ dumbing down ’ of standards in Britain ’ s education system. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

Unit 1 Exam – Question 1 Share: Lesson Objectives and Learning Outcomes What?How?Why?Assessment Select material and shape the answer to suit the purpose using PEE. Identify facts and opinions in different texts and practice using PEE. To help us understand the meaning behind a text and how to use PEE to develop our written answers End of module assignment – a 2 hour 15 minute exam focusing on understanding and producing non fiction texts Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

Matching exercise!

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE Key terms you need to know for this type of question: Fact – A piece of information that can be checked and proved to be true. False Fact – Information that is presented in a factual way which can be proven inaccurate. Opinion – A person’s point of view about something. Substantiation – Information or detail employed by a writer to support either a fact or an opinion. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE How do we use substantiation in a sentence? When I am trying to persuade my mum to let me stay out longer, I always try to substantiate my arguments with anecdotes so that I can tell her stories of when I have stayed out before and been sensible. It is important to substantiate your arguments with facts. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE Fact or Opinion? 1.The number of gun crimes on Britain’s streets rose by 31% in the six months to December. 2.The amount of crime involving firearms on Britain’s streets has reached apocalyptic proportions – something needs to be done! 3.There is a crisis in our young women who appear determined to allow themselves to be impregnated while they are still at school. 4.In 2003/4, 7.5% of Scottish year olds became pregnant. 5.Thankfully sense has prevailed! The number of year olds indulging in Cannabis use has declined for the second year in a row. 6.According to a survey conducted by the Independent Drug Monitoring Unit, cannabis use in the demographic fell by 12% in 2005/6. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

You need to remember the following about fact and opinion: Writers usually have certain ideas and ________ that they want to get across in their writing. In order to make their opinion seem _________, the writer needs to base what they are saying on ______. Readers are much more likely to accept and _______with facts as they seem realistic and well ___________. However, when a writer cannot find the facts that exactly back up their _________, they may use ___________data or present the findings of research in a certain way. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade. opinions, fact, agree, believable, misleading, argument, research

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE Fact or Opinion? You need to remember the following about fact and opinion: Writers usually have certain ideas and opinions that they want to get across in their writing. In order to make their opinion seem believable, the writer needs to base what they are saying on fact. Readers are much more likely to accept and agree with facts as they seem realistic and well researched. However, when a writer cannot find the facts that exactly back up their argument, they may use misleading data or present the findings of research in a certain way. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE Read the article about Smoking. Highlight facts in one colour and highlight opinions in another colour. Identify three sentences that are used to back up (substantiate) the facts and opinions in the text about smoking. Explain how the use of fact and opinion in the text might convince someone to stop smoking. USE P.E.E. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE Smoking The single greatest cause of lung cancer in the United Kingdom is smoking. Non-smokers account for only 10% of lung cancer deaths. Male smokers stand a statistically greater chance of being diagnosed with lung cancer than females. Scientists have established that a cigarette contains over 60 known chemicals which slowly, over a period of years, destroy lung capacity and increase a smoker’s chances of catching infections. Recent research into smoking, its causes, and its effects, shows that a sea-change in attitudes has taken place. As many of the world’s most developed nations begin to restrict the rights of smokers – through public smoking bans, for example – the number of those who smoke appears to be declining. Among Americans, for example, the number of smokers has almost halved between the 1980s and 2006, this is attributed to an increased focus during that period on public health education and the introduction of smoking bans. However, these statistics should not be a cause for complacency. The World Health Organisation reports that in less developed nations, smoking increases at a rate of 3.4% a year. According to the WHO, the highest number of smokers in the world live in the Western Pacific region where two thirds of males smoke; a third of the world’s cigarettes are consumed by people in the region. However, this might be due to a lack of government funding for public health awareness campaigns. Where that investment exists – in Europe and North America, for example – 70% of smokers admit that they want to quit smoking. Essentially, the tide is turning in favour of the public health agencies who alarmingly predict that if current trends persist, by 2030, smoking will be responsible for a sixth of all deaths in the world. Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE Smoking The single greatest cause of lung cancer in the United Kingdom is smoking. Non-smokers account for only 10% of lung cancer deaths. Male smokers stand a statistically greater chance of being diagnosed with lung cancer than females. Scientists have established that a cigarette contains over 60 known chemicals which slowly, over a period of years, destroy lung capacity and increase a smoker’s chances of catching infections. Recent research into smoking, its causes, and its effects, shows that a sea-change in attitudes has taken place. As many of the world’s most developed nations begin to restrict the rights of smokers – through public smoking bans, for example – the number of those who smoke appears to be declining. Among Americans, for example, the number of smokers has almost halved between the 1980s and 2006, this is attributed to an increased focus during that period on public health education and the introduction of smoking bans. However, these statistics should not be a cause for complacency. The World Health Organisation reports that in less developed nations, smoking increases at a rate of 3.4% a year. According to the WHO, the highest number of smokers in the world live in the Western Pacific region where two thirds of males smoke; a third of the world’s cigarettes are consumed by people in the region. However, this might be due to a lack of government funding for public health awareness campaigns. Where that investment exists – in Europe and North America, for example – 70% of smokers admit that they want to quit smoking. Essentially, the tide is turning in favour of the public health agencies who alarmingly predict that if current trends persist, by 2030, smoking will be responsible for a sixth of all deaths in the world. What would you label the green highlighted sections? What would you label the red highlighted sections? What words suggest to you that it is an opinion and not a fact? Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

LO: to identify and interpret facts and opinions using PEE Words to suggest an opinion is being stated: “appears to be…” “This is attributed to …” “This might be due to …” “It is predicted that …” What others can you come up with? Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.

Review What are the key features of: A fact?A false fact? An opinion? What do you still feel you need to know? LO: select material and shape the answer to suit the purpose using PEE Grade A/A* students Give detailed responses using PEE that show a full understanding of the text and answer the question thoroughly. Grade B students Present a range of relevant points focused on answering the question, but the explanations lack the detail of an A/A* grade.