1. Commentary
  2. Fact vs. Opinion
  3. Add commentary video clip here
  4. Fact vs. Opinion
  5. Concrete Detail Definition
  6. Commentary Definition
  7. How are concrete details different from commentary?
  8. How will commentary help my writing?
  9. Beware…
  10. Now let’s go back to fact vs. opinion
  11. Fact paragraph #2
  12. Fact paragraph #3
  13. You did it- you wrote commentary!
  14. How will you add commentary into your writing?
  15. 2 Concrete Details per paragraph
  16. Example of a paragraph with elaborated concrete details
  17. How should I start my commentary?
  18. Now let’s look at commentary in a paragraph
  19. Now it is your turn- let’s highlight and label!
  20. Did you highlight and label correctly?
  21. Let’s try it again- highlight and label!!!
  22. Did you highlight and label correctly?
  23. Now highlight and label on your own!
  24. Did you highlight and label correctly?
  25. Now you write the commentary
  26. Recently, I went to the beach with my family. The day we went it was stormy and black clouds seemed to hang in the air deliberating as to whether to drop bucket loads of water on my family. This shows that______________________________. The wind was strong causing the waves to crash loudly on the shore. The undertow of some waves nearly swept us out to sea. This shows that_______________________. This outing with my family is one I will not forget.
  27. On our vacation last summer in San Diego I was almost attacked by a shark. While I was lazily floating along on my dollar store raft I noticed a sudden movement to the right of me. This shows how_______________________________________. I quickly turned to look and saw the shark’s lower jawbone thrust forward toward my unsuspecting right leg. That’s when I decided to high tail it back to the safety of the beach and my mom’s welcoming arms. This shows that_______________________________________. Sharks were unfortunately the highlight of my summer vacation.
  28. Test Time!!
  29. Test Time!!
  30. Teacher Answer Guide
  31. Teachers- for additional practice
  32. Disgusting!!!!
  33. The Mischievous Kitten
  34. BOOOOOOO!!!!!!
  35. That Ain’t Bigfoot!
  36. The War in Iraq
  37. The War in Iraq
  38. Teen Obesity
  39. Teen Obesity
  40. Steroid Use in High Schools
  41. Steroid Use in High Schools

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