FACT or OPINION What do YOU think?

Fact or Opinion? “Anything that is done or happens; anything actually existent; any statement strictly true; truth; reality." FACT Three examples of facts that are concrete and that could be documented include: The house was painted on November 18, 1999. Today is Saturday. My son had a temperature of one hundred and two degrees this morning. http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/fact.html

my son had a temperature of one hundred and two degrees this morning. Whereas an opinion is defined as "indicating a belief, view, sentiment, conception." • The house was painted recently on November 18, 1999, so it looks as good as new. • Today is Saturday and Mark always sleeps in on Saturdays, so that is why he is late for the game. • There was no way for me to go to school because my son had a temperature of one hundred and two degrees this morning.

Fact and Opinion (Provable statements or thoughts and feelings) To see if something is a fact, ask yourself,  “Can this statement be proved? To check for opinions, ask yourself,  “Does this tell a thought or feeling?” “Would the statement be true all of the time?” Look for clue words such as  feel, believe, always, never, none,  most, least, best, and worst http://www.st.cr.k12.ia.us/reading/fact_and_opinion.htm

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http://www. media-awareness http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/classroom_exercises/broadcast_news/wolves_answer_sheet.cfm

What impact do facts and opinions have in the media?