ANSWER KEY

THIRD QUARTER ENGLISH 8 (Worksheet No. 1)

INITIAL TASK

1. To whom is the author biased against? His son’s girlfriend

Which words show the author's bias? very rude, so disrespectful,
without even asking if it is okay
2. To whom is the author biased against? Black people
Which words show the author's bias? Negro
3. To whom is the author biased against? Mark Mercado
Which words show the author's bias? Mother of two, manager

WRITTEN TASK
TASK 1
LOADED WORDS STEREOTYPING WORDS AUTHOR’S OPINION
hobo Italian descent Horrible plan to fix our
city roads
He was unshaven and Al Capone It will bankrupt the
wearing dirty clothes city
Italian Mafia Benefits of the
mayor/pay his buddies

TASK 2
1. To whom the author is biased against/for? Uniform
What are the connotative words used by the author that show bias?
--Restriction to creativity, give us expression, bland, ugly uniform
Which of the following did you recognize in the paragraph? (loaded words,
stereotypes, vague language or generalizations, one-sided arguments, personal
opinions)
GENERALIZATIONS
 If schools had uniforms, everything would be so much

easier

 Wouldn’t get caught up on looks and would learn the

 skills you need

OPINION

 Fewer students would-be victims of bullying or teasing,

which would increase their self-esteem

 I think that school uniforms would put a restriction on our

creativity

 Clothes don’t distract us from learning; they simply let us inspire

our imaginations, and that can be a huge boost to one's confidence

LOADED WORDS

 If we all wear the same thing - a bland, ugly uniform

2. To whom the author is biased against/for? New cars

What are the connotative words used by the author that show bias?
--not built as well as they used to be, have more complaints, recalling of
new cars, shoddy automobiles and making a profit.

Write the loaded words, stereotypes, vague language or generalizations, one-

sided arguments, personal opinions that you recognize in the paragraph.

LOADED WORDS

 New cars are not built as well as they used to be.

OPINION
 Owners of new cars in 2002 have more complaints about their
automobiles than in past years.

 The recalling of new cars by their makers is becoming a routine

practice in America.

 Instead of insisting upon safe, well-designed products,

carmakers seem more concerned with throwing together
shoddy automobiles and making a profit.
PERFORMANCE TASK
--ANSWERS MAY VARY.