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1. 2. A ttacked Interpretation FACT OR OPINION? Date: Name: A fact is a statement that can be proved or tested. An opinion is a statement of someone’s feelings or beliefs. Read these sentences from and about each event. Tick the appropriate box for either a fact or an opinion. (a) King George II was unfair to the colonists............................................................... (b) The king’s soldiers killed five colonists and injured others........................................ (c) I do not like the seventh of December anymore....................................................... (d) The men aboard USS Arizona served America well.................................................. (e) More than 1100 men died aboard USS Arizona....................................................... (f) The Ohio National Guard killed four students and wounded nine others.................... (g) Vietnam should solve its own problems.................................................................. (h) Sarajevo was once a beautiful place....................................................................... (i) The Serbs were brutal in their attack on innocent people......................................... (j) More than 3500 shells slammed into Sarajevo in one day....................................... Write a statement of fact and an opinion you hold about one event in Attacked. Fact Opinion Fact Opinion Viewing Sample 12 Astonishing headlines Prim-Ed Publishing ~ www.prim-ed.com

Name: POINT OF VIEW Date: A ttacked Reflection A story can change your mind about an issue. It might change your point of view or your attitude about an issue. 1. Before you read: 2. After you read: 3. Indicate your point of view about the issues below. Write A for agree or D for disagree. (a) Aeroplane and airport safety measures were fine before 11 September 2001. (b) Deadly force should not be used to stop protests. (c) Fighting for independence is often deadly. (d) If people are conscripted to fight in a war, they should also have the right to vote. (e) In the battle for cities, the innocent civilians suffer most. Indicate your point of view about the issues below. Write A for agree or D for disagree. If you worked in one of the world’s landmarks today, such as the Eiffel Tower, would you be concerned about future terrorist attacks on landmarks? Use what you know about the Pentagon attack and your own point of view to answer the question above. (a) Aeroplane and airport safety measures were fine before 11 September 2001. (b) Deadly force should not be used to stop protests. (c) Fighting for independence is often deadly. (d) If people are conscripted to fight in a war, they should also have the right to vote. (e) In the battle for cities, the innocent civilians suffer most. Viewing Sample Prim-Ed Publishing ~ www.prim-ed.com Astonishing headlines 13

Name:<br />

POINT OF VIEW<br />

Date:<br />

A ttacked<br />

Reflection<br />

A story can change your mind about an issue. It might change your point of view or your attitude<br />

about an issue.<br />

1. Before you read:<br />

2. After you read:<br />

3.<br />

Indicate your point of view about the issues<br />

below. Write A for agree or D for disagree.<br />

(a)<br />

Aeroplane and airport safety<br />

measures were fine before 11<br />

September 2001.<br />

(b) Deadly force should not be used to<br />

stop protests.<br />

(c)<br />

Fighting for independence is often<br />

deadly.<br />

(d) If people are conscripted to fight in a<br />

war, they should also have the right<br />

to vote.<br />

(e)<br />

In the battle for cities, the innocent<br />

civilians suffer most.<br />

Indicate your point of view about the issues<br />

below. Write A for agree or D for disagree.<br />

If you worked in one of the world’s landmarks today, such as the Eiffel Tower, would you be<br />

concerned about future terrorist attacks on landmarks?<br />

Use what you know about the Pentagon attack and your own point of view to answer the question above.<br />

(a)<br />

Aeroplane and airport safety<br />

measures were fine before 11<br />

September 2001.<br />

(b) Deadly force should not be used to<br />

stop protests.<br />

(c)<br />

Fighting for independence is often<br />

deadly.<br />

(d) If people are conscripted to fight in a<br />

war, they should also have the right<br />

to vote.<br />

(e)<br />

In the battle for cities, the innocent<br />

civilians suffer most.<br />

Viewing Sample<br />

Prim-Ed Publishing ~ www.prim-ed.com <strong>Astonishing</strong> headlines 13

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