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Stage Fright. By Mark Twain. Fact or Opinion?. Fact. Opinion. Information 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 opinion
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Stage Fright By Mark Twain
Fact or Opinion? Fact Opinion • Information 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 opinion • I 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? • 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.
Author’s Perspective • 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.
Sympathy • Understanding; compassion • Sarah was filled with sympathy for Mary after finding out her dog died.
compulsion • Driving force • After watching the runners Mary felt a compulsion to run the marathon next year.
intently • Purposefully; earnestly • In order to get an A Greg worked intently on his homework.
awed • Filled with feeling of fear and wonder • The tourists were awed when looking at the Eifel Tower.
agonizing • Making great efforts or struggling; being in great pain • We were agonizing over the final losing score of the Steelers game.
hereditary • Passed down from generation to generation • We learned about hereditary diseases in science class.
Possessive Pronouns • A pronoun takes the place of a noun. • Possessive personal pronouns show ownership.