fact and opinio

7/24/2019 fact and opinio

1/19

Recognising the difference between facts

and opinions and their uses

There is usually a question on the ReadingPaper which asks you about the writersuse of fact and opinion in the text.

What is a fact? What is anopinion? How are they used?


2/19

Fact and opinion

act ! can be pro"ed to be true

#pinion ! a belief$ attitude or "iewpoint.#pinions can represent an indi"idual or group

%ias is shown in peoples opinions whenpersonal feelings are allowed to in&uence their'udge(ent. )t can be e"ident in the wordswriters use to put across a point of "iew. %ias

can be created through the way facts areselected and used$ as well as through opinion

Higher end marks MUST explain the use of fact and opinion.


3/19

Which of these are facts? Which areopinions?

Most of thetime, Homerwould like to

strangle Bart.

This is myfamily.

Homerworks at

the power

plant.

isa isthe niceone.


4/19

Factsare often near:

numbers statistics

names

Opinionsare often near:

maybe

perhaps

possibly

probably likely

could/should/might

I believe

I think


5/19

Things to re(e(ber about fact and

opinion*

my job in the exam is notto prove true or false this

would be mostly impossible!

my job isto find what couldin theory be tested for true

or false " facts

if it can be tested in real life# it is factual even if it$s a

false fact!

my job is also to find what could neverbe tested for trueor false " opinions

opinions cannot be tested/proven

I must comment on why the writer is using them


6/19

+nderline the facts andopinions in this text


7/19

,-R) ,-)/01 Talented To(boy2

)f you could ha"e any pop star as your best (ate$ you could do a lot worse than ,"ril.1"erything about her screa(s 3nor(al chick4. 5he doesnt pose for the ca(eras$ weartiny skirts or 3do4 dance routines. 3People want (e to look all pretty and sexy forpictures and its 'ust not (y thing$4 she reckons. 0ah$ forget girlie$ ,"rils all aboutsongs$ boardin (o"es and hanging out with sk6er bois. 5hes an a"erage girl$ who li"eswith her parents and$ er$ 'ust happens to be worth a fortune2

,"ril co(es fro( a sleepy town in (id78anada but always knew she was destined forgreater things. 3) re(e(ber when ) was really young$ standing on (y bed like it was a

stage$ singing at the top of (y lungs and "isualising thousands of people surrounding(e.4 ,t the age of 96$ shes already achie"ed her a(bition. Her debut singleComplicatedtopped charts all o"er the world and her rockin albu( Let Go has showne"eryone that shes no one hit wonder.

,nd instead of going down the usual 3kit o: to sell records4 route$ ,"ril has (ade it herway. 5he reckons the (ain thing that fe(ale fans write to her about is how she sells(usic$ not her body. ,nd in a world where you cant &ash too (uch &esh$ thats quite an

achie"e(ent. 3) s(ash guitars in (y "ideos$ ) swear in (y inter"iews because thats theattitude )"e always had$4 she ad(its. Hey$ who are we to argue?

Arent girls just great? We wear the coolest clothes, chat up the best boys andwhen it comes to music, we win hands down. J17 salutes the girls putting theggrrrr back into the charts...

;onna 8hanny$ >=


8/19

act and #pinion

, question (ay asks you to explain H#W the fact

and opinions are used in a text.ou can do this by*

)dentifying as (any facts and opinions in the text aspossible

5elect the =7@ facts and opinions that you think youcan explain the use of Aso(eti(es the question willtell you how (any to explainB

or each$ think about how this factCopinion

speciallyhas been used either to support thewriters purpose or the audiences reaction to thetext Athink P.,..T.B

or exa(ple* in using the fact* 3at the age of 96$ shes alreadyachie"ed her a(bition4 the writer is appealing to the audience of the

text$ who are 9D79E year old girls. This fact interests the( as theycan i(agine the(sel"es in ,"rils shoes. This is one of the features


9/19

Take @ facts or opinions you"e

found in the text and for each!"#$%& H'(it is used in thetext. Re(e(ber to link it to an

ele(ent of P.,.. and tone.


10/19

Fact and opinion

0ot true or false2

acts can be testedCpro"en ! opinion cant.ou can ha"e Ffalse facts.

+nless the question asks otherwise$ select

=C@ of each. Higher grades will require the explanation

of the uses of facts and opinions. +se thefollowing*

Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinionsor this specifc audience?

Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinionsor this specifc purpose?

Also you could explain how they mae the audienceeel shoced? amused? horrifed? and why!


11/19

Fact and opinion

0ot true or false2

acts can be testedCpro"en ! opinion cant. oucan ha"e Ffalse facts.

+nless the question asks otherwise$ select =C@of each.

Higher grades will require the explanation ofthe uses of facts and opinions. +se thefollowing* Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinions or

this specifc audience?

Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinions orthis specifc purpose?

Also you could explain how they mae the audience eel shoced? amused? horrifed? and why!

ast lessonwe lookedat*

Today we will continue to de)elop a secure

understanding of H'( writers use fact and opinion intheir texts.


12/19

/loucestershire 8heese Rollinghttp*CCwww.youtube.co(Cwatch?"G#yI%5


13/19

*loucestershire +heese olling8o(plete the grid below exploring H#W the writer uses facts and opinions in the text

F$+T-'#%&%'& H'( it is used y the writer %s it eing used to support thepurpose, audience or tone of thetext/

3While 5pain has.../loucestershire is...4

3...an unbelie"ablespectacle to top the(all.4

The facts about the dangers ofco(peting in the race (ake it

sound exciting. The fact supportsthe pre"ious (entions of3fearless co(petitors4 and3death7defying slopes4.

The facts (ake the race sounddangerous but not deadly. This helps

the article fulJl its purpose toentertain and infor( as the readeren'oys picturing the excite(ent ofsuch a dangerous race.

3... one of the worldswackiest spectatore"ents.4

3With a disputedhistory dating back toat least the 96>>s...4

To reinforce the writers clai(that the e"ent is "ery popular. )tsupports the point with the largenu(ber of people and the fact

that they are (ore than 'ustlocals.

This supports the tone of the textwhich is excited and celebratorybecause it suggests that (any peopleen'oy the e"ent and Jnd it exciting

enough to watch on "ideo (any ti(es.

1KTR,*#"erall$ how does the article use fact and opinion? What is the balance? )s it as we would expect

for the purpose and for(?How does the writer build a sense of the excite(ent and spectacle that rolling a cheese down a hill


14/19

Fact and opinionast week we learnt*

act and opinion is not as si(ple as true or false2

acts can be testedCpro"enL opinion cannot bepro"en. ou can ha"e Ffalse facts.

+nless the question asks otherwise$ select =C@ of

exa(ples to support your answer to a questionabout a writers use of fact and opinion.

Higher grades will require theexplanation of theuses of facts and opinions. Think about the

following* Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinions or this

specifc audience?

Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinions or thisspecifc purpose?

Also you could explain how they mae the audience eel shoced? amused? horrifed? and why!Today we are continuing to de)elop a secure

understanding of H'( writers use fact and opinion intheir texts. So can you answer0


15/19

/loucestershire 8heeseRolling

#"erall$ how does the article use fact andopinion? What is the balance? )s it as wewould expect for the purpose and for(?

How does the writer build a sense of theexcite(ent and spectacle that rolling acheese down a hill can bring through theiruse of these speciJc factsCopinions? How

does the reader feel because of thespeciJc factsC opinions used by the writer?


16/19

The 'lympics0 etter than they looked on the tin

(atching sport is usually less interesting thanwatching cardoard exist. &ow my eyealls areeating up the *ames.

Thanks$ #ly(pics$ for confounding (y inner cynic. )nthe run up to the /a(es$ ) was expecting the whole

thing to be awful. They announced plans to ban non7#ly(pic "ehicles fro( e"ery single road in the capitalapart fro( Horn ane in ,cton$ which (eant peoplewere going to be forced to dri"e their cars throughbuildings and ri"ers and way up into the sky 'ust toget to work.

1"erything was terrible. ,nd then the /a(es beganand suddenly e"erything sort of wasnNt. The openingcere(ony helped$ with its (ix of spectacle and

eccentricity. ) was in ,(erica and the cere(onyleaked through to (ake (e feel a tad sniOy andho(esick. ) &ew ho(e the following day. The (oodwhen ) landed was (arkedly di:erent fro( when )left. Was the nation pleased to see (e? 0o. )t wasindoors$ watching sport. ,nd soon$ ) was 'oiningthe(.

) ha"e no idea why so(e things qualify as #ly(pic

sports and others donNt$ though thereNs an ob"iousand hea"y class bias in fa"our of things you cani(agine royals doing in a tapestry$ such as archery ordressage. alconry would surely be included if enoach hadnNt depicted a co((oner doing it in theJl( es. ou need your own castle grounds topractise half these sports. 0o wonder adisproportionate nu(ber of our "ictors thus far see(notably posh$ apart fro( %radley Wiggins$ the Jrst

(e(ber of #asis to attend a ondon co(prehensi"eschool and win four gold (edals.

5till$ despite (y confusion o"er the (ore pageant7like e"ents$ )N( Jnding the #ly(pics hypnoticallywatchable$ and itNs because well look$ ) donNtknow.

) donNt know. +nderstand this* for 9>>Q of (y lifeso far$ ) found watching sport ! any sport !(arginally less interesting than watchingcardboard exist. 0ow (y eyeballs are eating it up$e"en while (y brain fails to (ake sense of it. Takethe swi((ing. ) ha"e no idea why there are so(any di:erent &a"ours* D>($ =>>($ >>($ 6>>($breaststroke$ butter&y$ freestyle$ relay$ (arathons$

(edleys. )N"e seen endless hours of swi((ing. %ychoice. ou could lea"e it on in the background. )twas like ha"ing a Jsh tank full of (ysterious waterpeople in the corner of the roo(.


17/19

The 'lympics0 etter than theylooked on the tin

Read through the text once and identify the P.,..T.. How doyou expect texts of this P.,.. to use fact and opinion?

Read through the text a second ti(e and highlight the keyfacts and opinions .

#"erall$ how does the article use fact and opinion? What isthe balance? )s it as we would expect for the purpose and

for(? What does the writer show about their feelings towards the

#ly(pics through the use of these speciJc factsCopinions?How does the reader feel because of the speciJcfactsCopinions used by the writer?

+emem,er to e-idence particular phrases rom the article tosupport your answers .0A+L1

This article is fro( The /uardian newspaper. )t is an exa(ple ofan 1;)T#R),. ,n editorial is a particular style of writing in whicha newspaper editor presents the newspapersCtheir opinion about

current issues.


18/19

The 'lympics0 etter than they looked on the tin

(atching sport is usually less interesting thanwatching cardoard exist. &ow my eyealls areeating up the *ames.

Thanks$ #ly(pics$ for confounding (y inner cynic. )nthe run up to the /a(es$ ) was expecting the whole

thing to be awful. They announced plans to ban non7#ly(pic "ehicles fro( e"ery single road in the capitalapart fro( Horn ane in ,cton$ which (eant peoplewere going to be forced to dri"e their cars throughbuildings and ri"ers and way up into the sky 'ust toget to work.

1"erything was terrible. ,nd then the /a(es beganand suddenly e"erything sort of wasnNt. The openingcere(ony helped$ with its (ix of spectacle and

eccentricity. ) was in ,(erica and the cere(onyleaked through to (ake (e feel a tad sniOy andho(esick. ) &ew ho(e the following day.The (oodwhen ) landed was (arkedly di:erent fro( when )left. Was the nation pleased to see (e? 0o. )t wasindoors$ watching sport. ,nd soon$ ) was 'oiningthe(.

) ha"e no idea why so(e things qualify as #ly(picsports and others donNt$ though thereNs an ob"iousand hea"y class bias in fa"our of things you cani(agine royals doing in a tapestry$ such as archery ordressage. alconry would surely be included if enoach hadnNt depicted a co((oner doing it in theJl( es.ou need your own castle grounds topractise half these sports. 0o wonder adisproportionate nu(ber of our "ictors thus far see(notably posh$ apart fro( %radley Wiggins$ the Jrst

(e(ber of #asis to attend a ondon co(prehensi"eschool and win four gold (edals.

5till$ despite (y confusion o"er the (ore pageant7like e"ents$ )N( Jnding the #ly(pics hypnoticallywatchable$ and itNs because well look$ ) donNtknow.

) donNt know. +nderstand this* for 9>>Q of (y lifeso far$ ) found watching sport ! any sport !(arginally less interesting than watchingcardboard exist. 0ow (y eyeballs are eating it up$e"en while (y brain fails to (ake sense of it. Takethe swi((ing. ) ha"e no idea why there are so(any di:erent &a"ours* D>($ =>>($ >>($ 6>>($breaststroke$ butter&y$ freestyle$ relay$ (arathons$

(edleys. )N"e seen endless hours of swi((ing. %ychoice. ou could lea"e it on in the background. )twas like ha"ing a Jsh tank full of (ysterious waterpeople in the corner of the roo(.


19/19

Fact and opinionWere learnt*

act and opinion is not as si(ple as true or false2

acts can be testedCpro"enL opinion cannot bepro"en. ou can ha"e Ffalse facts.

+nless the question asks otherwise$ select =C@ of

exa(ples to support your answer to a questionabout a writers use of fact and opinion.

Higher grades will require theexplanation of theuses of facts and opinions. Think about the

following* Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinions or this

specifc audience?

Why has the writer used these specifc acts/opinions or thisspecifc purpose?

Also you could explain how they mae the audience eel shoced? amused? horrifed? and why!Today we continued to de)elop a secure understanding

of H'( writers use fact and opinion in their texts. Socan you answer0

How do the two texts di1er in their use of fact and

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