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7.3.2.1 “All Together Now” by Barbara Jordan, p. 436
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Reading Skill
 Recognize clues that indicate an opinion
 Fact – can be proved
 Opinion – a person’s judgment, cannot be proved
 Clues that statement can be an opinion:
I believe, in my opinion, always, never, must, cannot, best, worst, all
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Literary Analysis
 Analyze and respond to the term persuasive essay
 Nonfiction, presents a series of arguments to convince readers to believe
or act in a certain way
 Persuasive techniques:
Appeals to authority
Using opinions of experts and well-known people
Appeals to emotion
Using words that convey strong feelings
Appeals to reason
Using logical arguments backed by facts
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Vocabulary Builder
 legislation – n. law
The senators passed legislation to stop pollution.
 tolerant – adj. accepting; free from bigotry (prejudice)
A tolerant attitude can help resolve conflicts.
 fundamental – adj. basic; forming a foundation
The ability to read is a fundamental skill.
 optimist – n. someone who takes the most hopeful view of matters
An optimist always sees the positive side of things.
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Grammar Lesson, p. 448
 Subjects and predicates
Subject – describes whom or what the sentence is about
Simple subject – the noun or pronoun, simply said
Predicate – is a verb that tells what the subject does, what is done to
the subject, or the subject’s condition
Simple predicate – the verb or verb phrase