By Mark Twain

Stage Fright

FactInformation that can

be proved.

Example:Toy Story 3 was the

highest grossing movie of the series making over 400 million dollars in all.

A person’s judgment or belief.Look for clues that

indictate an opinionI believe, In my opinion, Words such as wonderful,

terrible, always, nobody, worst and all

Example, I believe Toy Story 3 was the best because I loved the ending.

Fact or Opinion?Opinion

The mountains of San Francisco are very beautiful and romantic.

Average temperatures in Sacramento in December are in the fifties.

The man standing on the street corner seemed to be lonely an confused.

Fact or Opinion?

Author’s Perspective: the viewpoint from which he or she writes. The perspective is based on the author’s beliefs and background. Reveals his or her own feelings about the work.

Author’s Perspective

Vocabulary

Understanding; compassion

Sarah was filled with sympathy for Mary after finding out her dog died.

Sympathy

Driving forceAfter watching the runners Mary felt a

compulsion to run the marathon next year.

compulsion

Purposefully; earnestlyIn order to get an A Greg worked intently on

his homework.

intently

Filled with feeling of fear and wonderThe tourists were awed when looking at the

Eifel Tower.

awed

Making great efforts or struggling; being in great painWe were agonizing over the final losing score

of the Steelers game.

agonizing

Passed down from generation to generationWe learned about hereditary diseases in

science class.

hereditary

word sentence picture

sympathy I had great sympathy for Sarah when she got a bad grade on her test.

compulsion

intently

awed

agonizing

hereditary

Vocabulary

A pronoun takes the place of a noun.Possessive personal pronouns show ownership.

Possessive Pronouns

Which Ones Do I Use?Possessive Pronouns Used Before Nouns

Possessive Pronouns Used By Themselves

my mine

your yours

our ours

their theirs

her, his hers, his

its its