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Lesson 2: Distinguish Fact from Opinion in Books

For Teachers 2nd Standards
An important part of reading informational text is being able to discern fact from opinion. The class reads chapter one from the book, Penguins by Lynn M. Stone. They analyze specific sections of the text to determine if what is being...
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Fact or Fiction?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this fact or fiction worksheet, students answer short answer questions and write one fact and one fiction sentence for each. Students complete 5 questions.
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Fact or Opinion Graphic Organizer

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students read the definitions of facts and opinions. They identify a topic and complete a chart with facts and opinions about that topic.
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Fact or Opinion Graphic Organizer

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students read the difference between a fact and an opinion. They identify a topic and write facts or opinions in the chart to help them organize their thoughts and information.
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Birds

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this bird activity, students read ten statements about birds and identify them as fact or opinion. Afterward, they complete a word search puzzle and identify 20 words dealing with birds. An answer sheet is provided.
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Multiplying in Any Order

For Teachers 2nd
For this mathematics worksheet, 2nd graders use counters to show an array. Then they write the multiplication fact for that array. Students also identify if the reverse of a multiplication fact is equal and explain why.
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Fact or Opinion

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this fact or opinion worksheet, students use a graphic organizer to determine the facts and opinions of a chosen topic. They list the facts on one side of the page, and the opinions on the other. Students discuss the difference...
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Jack's Journal: Magic Tree House series

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this fact and opinion worksheet, learners list 5 facts they learned in a Magic Tree House book. Students also list 5 opinions.
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Lisa Leslie - Women's Basketball Star

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read from their textbooks about Lisa Leslie, the famous American women's basketball star. They discuss the overall disparity of attention and salaries in women's sports compared to men's. They write facts and opinions...
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Fact vs. Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fact versus opinion in reading material. They listen to sentences and use hand signals to identify if the sentences are facts or opinions. After reading a story, they vote on sentences for facts and opinions and stae a...
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Thinking Out Loud

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about whether a series of statements from the internet constitute facts or opinions. They read and analyze blogs published in on the web in order to understand the use of fact, opinion, and tone of voice when...
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Fact and Opinion Race

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders differentiate between fact and opinion. They determine if a statement is a fact or an opinion. Students race to be the first team to make it to the finish line while determining if statements are facts or opinions.
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Fact and Opinion

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students determine the difference between fact and opinion. They identify facts and opinions in a report. Students discuss the porportion of fact and opinion in a report. Students write a profile of the place they live and evaluate facts...
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Ace Inquirer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use game simulation software to increase their reading comprehension. They work in teams to determine whether statements are fact or opinion. They complete a Fact/Opinion Scavenger Hunt. They simulate that they are part of the...
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"It's Verifiable!"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the differences between fact and opinion. They define fact and opinion, evaluate their favorite fact or opinion on a website, and in small groups write sentences using facts and opinions about school and their favorite...
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Murders in the Rue Morgue

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders view half of the video, Murders in the rue Morgue, and predict who is the killer. They evaluate the differences between fact, opinion and assumoption, and they apply inductive reasoning skills to solve other mystery tales.
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Fact V. Opinion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students distinguish between fact and opinion when reading material. They use statements of objects to determine if they are facts or opinions.
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The Vikings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research and explore Viking culture, distinguishing between fact and fiction, and examine their contribution to our society.
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BUS: Farming: It's A Fact (Ag)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create two different types of graphs from the information in the "Farm Facts" booklet (i.e., bar graph, pie chart, etc.). They calculate where your food dollars are spent (on and off farm).
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An Anecdote is Worth a Thousand Pictures

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify anecdotes in speeches and the purposes that politicians use the anecdotes for. They create personal anecdotes for the class to hear, and students decide if the anecdote is real or fabricated.
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Fact and Opinion Detectives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders see how to distinguish facts from opinions in a child's news magazine. After a lecture/demo, 3rd graders utilize a sample story and a worksheet which gives them practice in distinguishing fact from opinion.
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What's In the Shopping Bag?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the techniques used by advertisers to sell toys and snack foods, increase awareness of consumer habits and media influences and differentiate between information and selling.
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Distinguishing Fact and Opinion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students pick up clues in the wordage of a sentence to determine if it is factual and give reasons for their feelings. They explain difference between statements of hard fact as found on the front page of a newspaper from that of an...
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Just the Facts, Jack

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to music and discuss their responses to different styles separating their comments into facts and opinions. They evaluate a worksheet of statements by classifying the statements into fact and opinion.