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Lesson 6 Week 6. Chapter 8: Distinguish Facts from Opinion . Organiser:. Revision: Topic Stated main idea Supporting details Implied main idea Author’s writing patterns Chapter 8: Distinguish Facts from Opinion Discussion .
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Lesson 6Week 6 Chapter 8: Distinguish Facts from Opinion
Organiser: • Revision: • Topic • Stated main idea • Supporting details • Implied main idea • Author’s writing patterns • Chapter 8: Distinguish Facts from Opinion • Discussion
Review – Chapter 4: Identify the stated main idea sentence & supporting details of a paragraph
Review – Chapter 4: Identify the stated main idea sentence & supporting details of a paragraph
Review – Chapter 5: Formulate the implied main idea sentence
Revision: Chapter 7Set 3 Paragraph 1, 2, and 3.
Chapter 8: Distinguish Facts from Opinion • A fact is something that is true about a subject and can be tested or verified.Clues: " 70% of...., or "The students experienced..." • An opinion is what someone thinks about a subject and it cannot be proven true or false. Clues: "I believe...", “I think”, "It's clear...", or “The teachers should..."
Deciding if a sentence is a Fact • The statement is a FACT if you can find proof, or evidencefor it.
Types of Supporting Details Facts are strong support: • Statistics • Research report • Study • Survey • Historical report • Expert opinion • Opinions are weak support: • Personal opinion • Personal observation
Chapter 8Group Discussion • Discuss in a group of 4 all the questions in set 2. • Make sure that you can tell in your own words to each other what the paragraph is all about. • In your discussion justify your answers to your friends.
Revision: Chapter 7 Paragraph 1
Revision: Chapter 7 Paragraph 2
Revision: Chapter 7 Paragraph 3
Revision: Chapter 7 Paragraph 4
Two broad methods of reasoning are deductiveand inductive approaches.
Deductive reasoning :more general to the more specific. Taken from: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/dedind.php
Inductive reasoning :From specific observations to broader generalizations &theories. Taken from: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/dedind.php
Online Task (Task 6): Please use the article that you have used for task 5. In your groups answer the following questions: • Provide five statements of opinion and five of fact. • Discuss what kind of statements is used, for example statistics, expert opinion, personal opinion, report, and etc. • Justify all your answers or give reasons to why you believe that your answers are right.