1. Objective vs. Subjective writing

2. Objective
Writing that presents facts without revealing the writer’s feelings and opinions is…. OBJECTIVE!

3. SUbjective
Writing that reveals the writer’s feelings and opinions is… SUBJECTIVE

4. FACTS vs opinion If it can be proven, then it’s OBJECTIVE!!!!
Objective statements are factual.
If it is an opinion, then it SUBJECTIVE!!!!

5. MANILA — Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced a huge relief effort Monday as bodies lay in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine.
Police guarded stores to prevent people from taking TVs and treadmills in Tacloban, the worst- hit city. It's horrible that people would even think to steal valuables.
Philippines officials said that Friday's typhoon may have killed 10,000 or more people but with the slow pace of recovery the official death toll remained well below that.

6. Let’s practice… Hold up “o” card for objective and “s” card for subjective
ECU, home of the Pirates, first began classes in 1909, where it served as a teaching training school.
Is this statement objective or subjective??

7. Objective!!!
This statement is based on factual information and thus is objective

8. Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all-time because of his championships and MVP trophies.
Is this statement an objective or subjective piece of writing??

9. Subjective!!!
While Michael Jordan did win championships and MVP trophies, the writer expresses his opinion when he says “Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time…”
Remember: If it is an opinion, then it is subjective…

10. In general, PSJ students are very intelligent.

11. Subjective
Opinion – what would prove this statement?

12. In a survey given to 200 middle schoolers, 80% of students liked Takis.

13. Objective
Can be proven

14. All middle schoolers love Takis.

15. Subjective
Not a proven fact

16. Grilled cheese and soup is the best lunch to get.

17. Subjective
The word “best” shows opinion.

18. Statistics show that out of 100 lawyers in America, the average salary is $137,000.

19. Objective
If statistics prove something, it’s factual.

20. Lawyers are really rich.

21. Subjective
Would Bill Gates think lawyers are really rich? Would homeless people think lawyers are really rich? If opinions can very, the answer is subjective.

22. A little more practice…
1) Elizabeth I ruled England for forty-five years, from 1558 to 1603.
2) Elizabeth I is the best queen to have ever ruled in England because of the great things she did.

23. And the answers are…. 1) If you said objective then you were correct!
This statement is based on facts.
2) If you said subjective then you got it!
This statement was based on the writer’s opinion.

24. Let’s apply it to the biography, “Elizabeth”