Point of view

what is a exaggeration

• the truth of statement

• a overstatement or stretching of the Truth to prove a point

• over reaction

• nothing

Biltmore House is the largest house in the world. It has 250 rooms. George Vanderbilt had the house built near Asheville, North Carolina. Vanderbilt was the son of an American family that made a fortune in the railroad business.

Is the following sentence a fact or an inference?

Vanderbilt had the house built.

• Fact

• Inference

The blue whale is the largest animal in the world.

• statistic

• expert opinion

• personal experience

• fact

The ability to clone animals is a new avenue of science that will have a major impact on our future.

• Impartial perspective

• Biased perspective

Facts

• something that is proven to be true

• relevant things that happened

• relevant things that people notice happening

• the use of numbers to prove something

What is opinion?

• A fact in a book

• A statement that can be proven

• Something a person is told

• Something a person thinks

Which statement is an opinion?

• Weather is very interesting.

• A tornado warning means a tornado has been seen.

• A meteorologist studies the weather.

Many books and movies have been written about the story of Robin Hood. Robin Hood was a folk hero who robbed rich and gave what he took to the poor. Robin Hood is said to have lived in Sherwood Forest. He lived with a band of merry men. Many people have tried to prove he was a real person. But so far no one has been able to show that he really lived.

Is the following sentence a fact or an inference?

People admire Robin Hood.

• Fact

• Inference

What does it mean that a text can be "biased"?

• The author is as factual as possible

• The author distorts the information presented to support a personal interest

• The author acknowledges the opposite point of view

• That the author is appealing to the readers logic or emotions

IXL is really fun!

• Fact

• Opinion