Example: Fact: Drinking alcohol diminishes driving ability.
Opinion: Drunk drivers should be locked away.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Fact and Opinion
Definition: Fact is something proven to be true and opinion is what one person thinks about a subject or something believed to be true whether or not that belief is correct. Opinion can also be something that really has no right or wrong answer, like one person may think a song is good and another person doesn't. It is only their opinion and neither one is right or wrong.
Example: Fact: Drinking alcohol diminishes driving ability.
Opinion: Drunk drivers should be locked away.
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Example: Fact: Drinking alcohol diminishes driving ability.
Opinion: Drunk drivers should be locked away.
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Compare and Contrast
Definition-
Pertaining to a written exercise about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, or things
Example-
Karkat is like John Egbert, but is not like Kanaya who is like Rose Ladone.
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Pertaining to a written exercise about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, or things
Example-
Karkat is like John Egbert, but is not like Kanaya who is like Rose Ladone.
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Main Idea
Definition-
the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about.
Example-
The main idea of Homestuck is about for kids blowing up Earth and entering the Medium through the game SBURB.
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the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about.
Example-
The main idea of Homestuck is about for kids blowing up Earth and entering the Medium through the game SBURB.
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inference
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The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
Example-
John argued that Nicolas Cage is the best actor because he was in Kick-Ass, while Dave countered that Nicolas Cage was not the best actor because he did a horrible job in Ghost Rider.
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The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
Example-
John argued that Nicolas Cage is the best actor because he was in Kick-Ass, while Dave countered that Nicolas Cage was not the best actor because he did a horrible job in Ghost Rider.
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Author's Purpose
Definition: Authors purpose is the different reasons why authors write something. For example, they write to: inform, persuade, entertain, or explain something.
Example: The reason why they wrote the piece - the reason they wanted to convey a message, e.g. to change peoples thoughts on war or to to show us whether we're doing something right or not.
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Example: The reason why they wrote the piece - the reason they wanted to convey a message, e.g. to change peoples thoughts on war or to to show us whether we're doing something right or not.
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Context Clues
Definition: Context clues are words or phrases in a sentence that help the reader figure out the meaning of an unknown word. Antonyms, synonyms, stated examples, contrasts and restatements all function as context clues.
Example: There was the equalitarian phase, which is what is happening in the book, where boys and girls are the same.
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Cause and Effect
Definition: Noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.
Example: The boy missed the bus because he overslept.
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Example: The boy missed the bus because he overslept.
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