Starter quiz
- What is an opinion?
- a thought or belief about something ✓
- a thing that is known or proved to be true
- a rational type of abstract thinking
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- Which war took place between 1939 and 1945?
- Cold War
- World War One
- World War Two ✓
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- Which opinion below is justified?
- I enjoyed the production because it had an upbeat feel to it. ✓
- I thought the production was unique.
- The production allowed me to reflect upon a lot in my life.
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- Which of these is *not* a credible source?
- books written by experts
- web pages that anyone can edit ✓
- researched newspaper articles
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- What is an air raid?
- an attack from the ground
- an attack in which bombs are dropped from aircraft on to a ground target ✓
- an attack with at least three parties involved
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- Which of the settings below is the most mundane?
- a battlefield
- a city ✓
- a tropical paradise
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Exit quiz
- What happens during the opening of 'Suite Française'?
- the war ends
- there is an air raid ✓
- someone dies
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- What does it mean to be credible?
- to be accurate
- to be intelligent
- to be trustworthy ✓
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- In order to add credibility, what can you do when stating your opinion?
- prove it
- only state it if someone else agrees with you
- justify it ✓
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- In the opening of 'Suite Française', how do most people react to the air raid?
- frantically
- aggressively
- calmly ✓
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- Which of the below is *not* an opinion regarding the opening of 'Suite Française'?
- The women were more anxious. ✓
- Nemirovsky creates a sense of hope.
- The writer captures the innocence of the Parisian citizens.
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- Which of these opinions is *not* sufficiently justified?
- Personally, I liked the text because it showed an intimate perspective.
- I disliked the text because it was boring. ✓
- The text was interesting because it used a lot of imagery.
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Key learning points
- You can begin to form a personal response to a text by asking yourself what feelings the text evoked in you.
- Opinions are personal, so each person may have a different opinion on a text.
- In order to make your opinion more credible, you should justify it.
- Appropriate justification comes in the form of evidence from the text.
Common misconception
'Everyone is entitled to their own opinion', therefore there is no need to justify our opinions.
Although we are all entitled to our opinion, justifying your opinion allows people to trust and listen to your opinion more carefully.
Keywords
Opinion - a thought or belief about something
Justify - to give a reason for
Credible - able to believed or trusted
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