facts-or-opinions(观点与事 实).ppt

Practice Question Which sentence contains an opinion? The dog jumps on people. I’ve gone to dog-training lessons. The dog knocked my boss over. D. The dog is wonderful. Although I’ve tried to train my dog not to jump on people, she persists in this habit. I’ve gone to dog training lessons. The trainer even works with her. When my boss came to my house, my dog knocked him down. She’s a wonderful dog, but she makes my life difficult. How did you do? Practice Question He’s 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 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. Practice Question He’s 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 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. How did you do? RPDP Secondary Literacy So remember to do a little detective work when figuring out the difference between fact and opinion. Today we discussed - Fact vs. Opinion Checking for Facts Opinion Clue Words Examples * * * * * * Here’s something that is often confusing: Statements reporting other people’s opinions are facts: “The dean said our students are very polite and respectful.” “The President announced that the economy is in bad shape. The opinion itself is not a fact, but the statement reporting what someone says or believes is a fact. * An opinion expresses feeling and depends on someone’s judgment or values. An opinion is a statement which someone believes to be true, a point of view. However, the major difference between a fact an