Yr 11 GCSE English

Objective: To be able to distinguish between fact and opinion and comment on

how they are sued by a writer

Purpose and Audience?

Fact and Opinion

• One fact about yourself and one opinion

What is the difference between the two?

• Facts= Statements that are true, statements that can be

proven

• Opinion= What a particular person believes

Past Exam Questions

• Nov 2007 ‘How does Jenny McKay use facts to support her opinions?’

• June 2007: ‘Name two of the people who express an opinion in the article’

• Nov 2008: ‘How does Matthew Engel use facts and opinions to persuade the reader of his point of view?’

• June 2008: ‘Choose and write down two facts and two opinions from the article’

Finding them…

• FACTS- Look for numbers!

• ‘ 1 in 10’• ‘24 hours’• ‘95 %’• ‘First’• ‘Last’• ‘Biggest’• ‘Smallest’• ‘Largest’

Finding them…

• Opinions Look for…

• Conditionals and modal verbs: ‘If’ ‘Should’ ‘Might’ ‘May’

• Personal words: ‘I’ ‘we’

• Adjectives: ‘Good’, ‘bad’, ‘hard’, ‘best’, ‘worst’

Fact and Opinion

• Why use facts?

• Why use opinions?

• Remember to think about the PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

• How will the fact/opinion • A) Support the purpose• B) Effect the audience ?

Question: Why does the writer use facts?

Answer: ISAW

•INFORM•SUPPORT•AUTHENTIC•WEIGHT

Question: Why does the writer use opinions?Answer: PECS

• PERSUADE

• EMOTIVE

• CONVINCE

• STRENGTHEN ARGUMENT

Task• Read through the article

• Highlight the facts and opinions

Task

•How does the writer of this

article use facts and opinions?