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1、Strategies for Reading Fact and Opinion,Strategies for Reading,Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. -Baruch, Bernard M 1870-1965 American Financier,Every man has a right to be wr,We will discuss the difference between facts and opinions.
2、strategies to distinguish facts from opinions.how to check factual statements.clue words for opinion statements.,Todays Objectives,We will discuss Todays Obje,Fact and Opinion,Fact and Opinion,RPDP Secondary Literacy,Many readers never question what they read. They tend to accept everything they rea
3、d as fact. “If its in print, it must be true,” they say. Whats wrong with this thinking?,Fact and Opinion,RPDP Secondary LiteracyMany re,Weekly World News,Some people believe every word they read.,YODA VISITS THE WHITE HOUSE,Differentiating between Fact and OpinionNot everything in print is true.Man
4、y people misread what is factual because they do not :distinguish between fact and opinion. make inferences. pick up on the authors bias or tone. or use their own prior knowledge.,Fact and Opinion,Differentiating between Fact a,A fact is a statement that is true.Facts can be proven. Anyone who is ch
5、ecking will find or see the same thing.There can be no other reasonable point of view.,What is a Fact?,A fact is a statement that is,How can you check or prove that a statement is a fact?Look it up in a book.Check records or statistics.Ask eye witnesses.Weigh it or measure it.,Fact!,What is a Fact?,
6、How can you check or prove,Very often Reading passages that contain statistics or numbers are based on facts because they can be checked.,Checking Facts,Very often Checking Facts,Here are two examples:Chengdus current population is over one million people.Jaime paid $25,000 for his new truck.,$25,00
7、0,Checking Facts,Here are two examples:$25,000C,Can you check records or statistics to look up the population of a city or a state?Can you check Jaimes sales receipt to find the amount he paid for the truck?,Checking Facts,If you answered yes to both questions, youre correct. Therefore, both stateme
8、nts are based on fact.,Can you check records or stati,Facts can always be proven to be true or false.,Remember,Facts can always be proven to,What is an Opinion?,An opinion expresses feelings and depends on someones judgments or values.An opinion is a statement made by someone who believes it is true
9、.,What is an Opinion?An opinion,An opinion is actually a point of view.Opinions tell how the writer thinks or feels about something. Opinions express ,a belief an idea a feeling,What is an Opinion?,An opinion is actually a point,shouldifprobablymightperhapstoo,What is an Opinion?,Common Clue Words f
10、or Opinions,feel soon believe think maybe idea,What is an Opinion?Common Clue,Words that predict the futureValue words - depend on someones judgment and cannot be proven:,What is an Opinion?,easydifficultgoodbad,beautifuluglysimplewonderful,More Clue Words,bestgreatprettyworst,What is an Opinion?eas
11、ybeautif,As a reader, you can train yourself how to tell the difference between fact and opinion by asking two simple questions: Can I check it out or prove it? Now? Can there be any other point of view?If you answered yes to the first question and no to the second, this is a fact.,Fact vs. Opinion,
12、As a reader, you can train you,Lets look at some examples.,Statements that contain words like good, bad, or great, which show personal values, are opinions: “We played a great game against Tanghu High School.”,Lets look at some examples.St,Lets look at some examples.,Statements reporting other peopl
13、es opinions are facts:“The head teacher said our students are very polite and respectful.”,The opinion itself is not a fact, but the statement reporting what someone says or believes is a fact.,Lets look at some examples.St,Opinion,Statements by the writer that something is necessary, or wanted, or
14、liked are opinions:,“Everyone can enjoy our new menu in the cafeteria.”,OpinionStatements by the write,Opinion,Predictions are opinions:,“Students would welcome a change in the school uniform policy.”“Everyone would be happy to see that old hotel go.”,You can not prove these NOW.,OpinionPredictions
15、are opinion,There is a difference between predicting the future and talking about something that is already scheduled or planned. Graduation will be held in June.This statement is a fact because we can verify right now that graduation is scheduled for the month of June.,Fact vs. Opinion,There is a d
16、ifference between,When you read facts, make it a habit to look at the source of the information.When you read opinions, be sure theyresupported with facts experience accounts of experts other reliable sources,When you read -,When you read facts, make it a,Practice Question,(1) Starfish are among the
17、 most wide-spread of marine animals. (2) In spite of their name, starfish are not really fish at all, since they are invertebrates and do not have backbones. (3) Starfish come in many colors and usually have five arms, or rays. (4) When starfish are dried out, they make beautiful ornaments and neckl
18、aces.,Which sentence is an opinion?,Practice Question (1) Starfi,Practice Question,(1) Starfish are among the most wide-spread of marine animals. (2) In spite of their name, starfish are not really fish at all, since they are invertebrates and do not have backbones. (3) Starfish come in many colors
19、and usually have five arms, or rays. (4) When starfish are dried out, they make beautiful ornaments and necklaces.,How did you do?,Practice Question (1) Starfi,Practice Question,Which sentence contains an opinion?Mario and I went camping last weekend. We saw several wild animals.The weather was terr
20、ible.We had a hole in our tent.,Mario and I went camping last weekend. We saw several wild animals, including a snake and a fox. The weather was terrible. It rained every night. We had a hole in our tent, too.,Practice QuestionMario and I w,Practice Question,Which sentence contains an opinion?Mario
21、and I went camping last weekend. We saw several wild animals.C. The weather was terrible.We had a hole in our tent.,Mario and I went camping last weekend. We saw several wild animals, including a snake and a fox. The weather was terrible. It rained every night. We had a hole in our tent, too.,How di
22、d you do?,Practice QuestionMario and I w,Practice Question,Which sentence contains an opinion?The dog jumps on people.Ive gone to dog-training lessons.The dog knocked my boss over.The dog is wonderful.,Although Ive tried to train my dog not to jump on people, she persists in this habit. Ive gone to
23、dog training lessons. The trainer even works with her. When my boss came to my house, my dog knocked him down. Shes a wonderful dog, but she makes my life difficult.,Practice QuestionAlthough Ive,Practice Question,Which sentence contains an opinion?The dog jumps on people.Ive gone to dog-training le
24、ssons.The dog knocked my boss over.D. The dog is wonderful.,Although Ive tried to train my dog not to jump on people, she persists in this habit. Ive gone to dog training lessons. The trainer even works with her. When my boss came to my house, my dog knocked him down. Shes a wonderful dog, but she m
25、akes my life difficult.,How did you do?,Practice QuestionAlthough Ive,Practice Question,Hes shorter than Air Force regulations permit.Jason will make a poor pilot.He gets sick whenever he boards a plane.No one would want to fly with him.,Jason wants to become a pilot in the Air Force, but the Air Fo
26、rce has turned him down.Some of the possible reasons are given below. Decide which of these is a fact and which is an opinion.,Assume every fact is correct.,Practice QuestionJason wants t,Practice Question,Hes shorter than Air Force regulations permit.Jason will make a poor pilot.He gets sick whenev
27、er he boards a plane.No one would want to fly with him.,Jason wants to become a pilot in the Air Force, but the Air Force has turned him down.Some of the possible reasons are given below. Decide which of these is a fact and which is an opinion.,Fact,Fact,Opinion,Opinion,How did you do?,Practice Ques
28、tionJason wants t,Its important to know-,A good reader is also a good detective.,Its important to know-A good,RPDP Secondary Literacy,So remember to do a little detective work when figuring out the difference between fact and opinion.,RPDP Secondary LiteracySo reme,Today we discussed - Fact vs. OpinionChecking for FactsOpinion Clue WordsExamples,Key Stategies and Terms,Today we discussed - Key S,知识回顾Knowledge Review,知识回顾Knowledge Review,
