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Yr 11 GCSE English

Objective: To be able to distinguish

between fact and opinion and comment onhow they are sued by a writer


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Purpose and Audience?


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Fact and Opinion

One fact about yourself and one opinion

What is the difference betweenthe two?


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Facts= Statements that are

true, statements that can be

proven

Opinion= What a particular

person believes


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Monday 18th October 2010

L.O. To consider Topic Audience Purpose

and why writers use facts and opinions


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TAP

Topic- what is the subject?

Audience- who are they writing for?

Purpose- what is the writer trying to do?


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affect vs effect- whats the

difference? Affect is a verb- it means to influence

E.g. How do artificial additives affect the

childrens behaviour?

Effect is a noun- you can say a/an/

the/many/some in front of ite.g. The main effect the sugar has is

hyperactivity. There are other effects, such

as raised blood pressure and poor

concentration.


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Past Exam Questions

Nov 2007 How does Jenny McKay use facts tosupport her opinions?

June 2007: Name two of the people whoexpress an opinion in the article

Nov 2008: How does Matthew Engel use factsand opinions to persuade the reader of his point

of view? June 2008: Choose and write down two facts

and two opinions from the article


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Finding them

FACTS- Look fornumbers!

1 in 10

24 hours 95 %

First

Last

Biggest Smallest

Largest


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Finding them

Opinions Look for

Conditionals and modal verbs: IfShould Might May

Personal words: I we

Adjectives: Good, bad, hard, best,worst


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Fact and Opinion

Why use facts?

Why use opinions?

Remember to think about the PURPOSE ANDAUDIENCE

How will the fact/opinion A) Support the purpose

B) Affect the audience ?


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Question: Why does the writer

use facts?

Answer: ISAW

INFORM

SUPPORT

AUTHENTICATE

WEIGHT

I see

I saw

I saw


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Question: Why does the writer

use opinions?

Answer: PECS

PERSUADE

EMOTIVE

CONVINCE

STRENGTHEN ARGUMENT

My pecs

are

amazing!


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Task

Read through the article

Highlight the facts and opinions


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Task

How does the writer of thisarticle use facts and opinions?


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I saw pecs tap


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Revising Media and Non-fiction

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To familiarise ourselves with theassessment objectives for reading and

writing

To revise the use of fact and opinion


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AO2 Reading(En2)

Candidates are required to demonstrate their ability to:

(i) read, with insight and engagement, making appropriate references to texts anddeveloping and sustaining interpretations of them;

(ii) distinguish between fact and opinion and evaluate how information is presented;

(iii) follow an argument, identifying implications and recognising inconsistencies;

(iv) select material appropriate to their purpose, collate material from different sources,and make cross references;

(v) understand and evaluate how writers use linguistic, structural and presentationaldevices to achieve their effects, and comment on ways language varies and changes.


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AO3Writing(En3)

Candidates are required to demonstrate theirability to:

(i) communicate clearly and imaginatively, using andadapting forms for different readers and purposes;

(ii) organise ideas into sentences, paragraphs andwhole texts using a variety of linguistic and structuralfeatures;

(iii) use a range of sentence structures effectivelywith accurate punctuation and spelling.

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