Facts and Opinions

What is a statement that can be proven?

A statement that cannot be proven, expresses a person’s beliefs, feelings, or thoughts.

Tells MORE information about the central idea.

Words taken verbatim (exactly) from a source or a person have these marks around them...

Main point the author is making

Supported or proven by evidence

The writer’s attitude toward the his/her subject.

A phrase that stands alone and expresses a complete thought

The CONJUNTION that Introduces the subordinate clause (examples – after, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, so that, though, unless, until, when, where, while)

Cannot stand alone DEPENDS on the main clause