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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?