Authors Viewpoint

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What’s the author's viewpoint about gym class?

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Positive

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What is the author’s viewpoint about bees?

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Positive

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What is the author’s viewpoint about full day kindergarten?

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Favors Full Day

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What is the author’s viewpoint on people’s relationship with dolphins?

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People help dolphins

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The author’s point of view reveals the author’s beliefs, personal judgments or _______________ toward a certain subject.

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attitudes

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Which of the following might NOT be good strategy questions to ask in order to find out the author's point of view or perspective? Based on the title, why do think the author wrote this selection?, Does the author enjoy chocolate cake?, Was the author’s purpose specifically stated?, How did the author influence your response to the selection?

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Does the author enjoy chocolate cake?

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An opposing argument is

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an argument that does not support your thesis statement or main claim.

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An author's claim is....

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the opinion of the author that he/ she is trying to convince.

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What sentence below is evidence of author bias? Options: Horses are the most magnificent animals to own., Horses have 205 bones in their skeleton., Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up., Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.

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Horses are the most magnificent animals to own.

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Viewpoint is defined as

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the author's opinion about an issue or topic