Read the last paragraph of The Future of Music Program:
The school board wants to eliminate these programs. I am aware the city and county are both broke, and that all municipal programs are suffering from the hard economic times, but this can easily be rectified by a freeze on salaries for school board members and district administrators. Why should we allow them to take annual raises when the money comes from our children’s future?
Answer the following:
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Question 1
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Fact or opinion: The school board wants to eliminate these programs.
Final Assessment:
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Question 2
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Fact or Opinion: I am aware the city and county are both broke, and that all municipal programs are suffering from the hard economic times, but this can easily be rectified by a freeze on salaries for school board members and district administrators.
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Question 3
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Fact or Opinion: Why should we allow them to take annual raises when the money comes from our children’s future?
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Question 4
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Match the sentences with the correct option: is it a fact or an opinion?
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) The text message, the email, the instant message—they’re all quick ways for us to contact each other.
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) The Internet is the most useful tool that exists today.
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Service providers can use texts to notify cell phone users about promotions and payment due dates.
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People should email less and handwrite more.
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People are able to instantly communicate their thoughts on things from a long checkout line in front of them to breaking news events.
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Social networking sites are a waste of time.
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Technology has changed our lives.
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All the mindless messages we send to each other on a daily basis create a false sense of closeness.
