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Overview:\u00a0 Fact or Opinion<\/strong>
\nIn order to read effectively in middle and high school, students must be able to identify and comprehend which statements are fact, and \u00a0which are \u00a0opinion.\u00a0 This is an essential part of understanding the meaning of the passage, whether it is read as part of an assignment in school or in the workplace.\u00a0 Knowing the difference between fact and opinion may be even more important when the purpose of reading is for news or entertainment.<\/p>\n

The Reading Dialogue<\/strong>
\nBy the time students are in late elementary, middle, or high school, many students have mastered all\u00a0 the basic skills of reading. \u00a0Because the processes are automatic, students can focus upon a dialogue with the author, identifying the authors’ opinions, as well as identifying their own reactions to what is said as they engage with the text.\u00a0 Some opinions are easy to identify, but others are more subtle.<\/p>\n

Just the Facts<\/strong>
\nSome narratives are so factual that they sound like Sgt. Joe Friday from the classic TV show Dragne<\/em>t wrote them.\u00a0 They present just the facts, and everyone could agree with them.\u00a0 Those are the sort of items that students could use in a research report, such as facts about size, number, and such.\u00a0 However, facts and bland verbs can be boring, colorless, and leave out many details.\u00a0 Narratives that express a point of view tend to be more interesting to read.<\/p>\n

Cues to Opinion<\/strong>
\nWriters may not say anything so obvious as, “I think”, “I feel” or “In my opinion” to state that opinions are following facts, but most writers have a point of view.\u00a0 Perhaps they are writing to persuade and stacking their examples to make a particular argument.\u00a0 Perhaps they are presenting circular reasoning, partial truths, or questionable cause and effect.\u00a0 For example, advertisements for new cars often show them driven in perfect weather by attractive people to fun destinations.\u00a0 The point of view presented is that if a driver chooses to buy that car, they will have all the above results happen to them.<\/p>\n

Loaded Language and Connotation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writers also present opinion by using loaded language that appeals to readers’ fears and prejudices.\u00a0 For example, when witnesses to an auto accident are asked , “How fast were the cars going when they smashed into each other?”, they answer with higher rates of speed.\u00a0 The verb smashed is loaded and connotes higher, more dangerous speeds.<\/p>\n

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