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What is the author's purpose?

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The main reason the author writes the text.

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What is informational text?

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Text that the author writes in order to teach the reader something.

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What is perspective?

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The way of looking at something that may be shaped by things like a person's age, job, religion or political views.

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What is opinion?

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How people feel or think about something.

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What is persuasive text?

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Text that the author writes in order to get the reader to support their position.

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What is bias?

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A tendency to favor one side over another.

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What is a primary source?

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An original document or firsthand account.

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What is a secondary source?

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A document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere.

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What does it mean to corroborate?

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To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.

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What is the difference between fact and opinion?

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A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false, while an opinion is a personal belief or judgment.