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Better Lesson: Writing an Opinion Based on Facts From a Text

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Students will plan a paragraph that states their opinion and cites evidence to justify their opinion about an informational text. This lesson uses biographies since students can easily be able to write down factual information from the...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Fake or Real? How to Self Check the News and Get the Facts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read a story on Facebook. Read the headline and think it's too good to be true, but it looks like it's from a news site. Experts offer tips to help sniff out fact from fake. One of today's greatest challenges in a media bombarded culture.
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Read Works

Read Works: Lessons: Lesson 2: Fact

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students identify and describe facts using the book Animal Touch.
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Tom Richey

Slide Share: Comparing and Contrasting: Differentiating Between Fact and Opinion

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This downloadable slideshow focuses on comparing and contrasting, and distinguishing between fact and opinion. It provides definitions and examples of each.
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Think Critically

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Learn how to think critically by distinguishing between facts, opinions, and reasoned judgments. Practice exercise included.
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Cuesta College: Interpreting What You Read

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Cuesta College provides both in-depth definitions of fact and opinion, and several clear examples of each.
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Sam Houston State University

Sam Houston State University: Post Test Fact and Opinion

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Test your knowledge of fact and opinion by answering these ten questions. Correct answers are provided.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Critical Reading as a Learning Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on critical reading using a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, "Critical Reading 101," which includes separating fact from opinion, 6 propaganda techniques, and 6 common fallacies in reasoning. Also provided is...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Persuasion Map

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A printable graphic organizer for students to use when writing on opinion or persuasive essay. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organizer as well as lists of teaching ideas, lesson plans, and other resources are also...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Finding the Author's Purpose

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
What is autism? How does it affect behavior? Students will find evidence of the author's tone or purpose for writing the article, as well as hints that show evidence of opinion. Includes a video clip from the movie "Rainman", and an...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Five Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Since a recent Stanford study showed that students at practically all grade levels can't determine fake news from the real stuff, the push to teach media literacy has gained new momentum. This article gives five quality examples of...
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iCivics

I Civics: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that it was constitutional to keep black and white people segregated as long as the accommodations for each race were "equal." Students learn about the concept of...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluate Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of how to evaluate and make judgments about scientific information.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Reading Activities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An assortment of reading mini-projects are included on this site. Reading skills worksheets and differentiated reading activities are also included.

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