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Advocates for Human Rights

Nativism and Myths about Immigrants

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Where do anti-immigrants myths come from, and how can they be refuted? Learners critically analyze media reports and how to identify reliable sources. After studying a timeline that details the history of US nativism, groups research the...
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Curated OER

Lesson 3: Proving Facts and Forming Opinions

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Time for Kids: Butterflies is used to model the process of determining if a text is based on fact or opinion. Children are taught how to skim for key words, and use headings or chapter names to locate proof of whether or not what...
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Curated OER

That Is Not My Opinion!

For Teachers 12th
Being an informed citizen requires distinguishing fact from opinion and understanding persuasion methods. Secondary learners evaluate newspaper editorials. They read opinion pieces, identify the writer's purpose and position on an issue,...
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Curated OER

Fact vs. Opinion (Part II)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How can you tell the difference between fact and opinion? Using newspapers, learners determine which articles contain statements of fact, and which articles reflect the writer's opinion. The lesson plan includes a discussion format and a...
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Curated OER

The Final Analysis: Cause and Effect, Fact and Opinion

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Middle schoolers read and review informational texts, analyze cause and effect, and distinguish fact from opinion. They assess a "one-minute mystery" you read aloud for cause and effect relationships. Resource includes complete set of...
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E Reading Worksheets

Fact and Opinion - Worksheet: 6

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Practice discerning fact and opinion with a worksheet that contains 25 statements. Once learners determine if they are fact or opinion, they circle their answer and write a sentence explaining how they know.
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E Reading Worksheets

Fact and Opinion - Worksheet: 5

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
After reading 25 sentences, individuals decide if they are facts or opinions. Then, they explain their answer in a supporting sentence.
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E Reading Worksheets

Fact and Opinion - Worksheet: 4

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Instruct pupils to determine if a statement is a fact or an opinion with a language arts worksheet. After reading the sentence and circling the answer, learners explain how they know their answer is correct.
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Curated OER

Fact or Opinion?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Challenge your class to determine between facts or opinions in the following PowerPoint. Each section contains an advertisement with stated facts and opinions. This is a great game for learners to play individually or with partners.
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Curated OER

Fact and Opinion

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Facts and opinions are clearly defined in this organized PowerPoint. Following the definitions are a few examples that students must identify as facts or opinions. Tip: After viewing this presentation, ask students to share some of their...
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Curated OER

Is It Fact or Opinion?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Distinguish between fact and opinions in this nonfiction reading instructional activity. Middle schoolers read 'The Diary of an Early American Boy' and work in groups to analyze the text. They record the facts and opinions for the text.
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Curated OER

A Beautiful Mind: Main ideas and supporting details

For Students 9th - 12th
This worksheet that accompanies a reading of A Beautiful Mind includes over 20 questions that address theme, fact and opinion, supporting details, characterization, and quote comprehension.
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Curated OER

Understanding and Using Primary and Secondary Sources in History

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Explore primary and secondary sources in this historical analysis lesson. Young researchers define the terms primary source and secondary source. They read a primary source document provided by the teacher and answer questions about...
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Curated OER

Buying and Selling: Getting Cherries into a Pie

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Kids keep score as they take on the roles of buyers and sellers in an agribusiness introduction. They play the game for five rounds, each round is made different by having a new economic element added, a discussion follows. Everything...
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Curated OER

Churches and Taxes

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Churches have been tax-exempt since the founding of America, but should they be? Pupils ponder the question as they browse the website in preparation for a class debate or discussion. They research the history of tax-exemption for...
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Polk Bros Foundation

I Can Classify Facts and Opinions

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Telling fact from opinion can be tricky. Direct your class to practice their reading and comprehension skills by taking notes on the facts and opinions in a text. Pupils fill out a two-column chart and write down how they know a...
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Curated OER

Opinion/Facts: letters to the editor and endorsement

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this opinion and facts worksheet, pupils write the opinion and facts of letters to the editor that are for and against a candidate running for office. Students also write the propaganda technique used and example of an endorsement for...
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Education Bureau of Hong Kong

Evaluating Casual Claims

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Responsible decision making relies on the ability to a recognize, analyze, and evaluate claims. The worksheets and activities in this 32-page packet teach learners how to distinguish among opinions, reasoned arguments, facts, and logical...
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Prestwick House

Reading Nonfiction: Analyzing Joseph McCarthy's "Enemies from Within" Speech

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Looking for a lesson that teaches class members how to analyze nonfiction? Use Joseph McCarthy's famous "Enemies from Within" speech as a instructional text. Worksheet questions direct readers' attention to the many historical...
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Student Handouts

Five Amazing Facts About...

For Students K - 4th Standards
What are five amazing facts about you? Your best friend? Butterflies? The United States? The possibilities are endless with this worksheet!
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Canada's National Arts Center

Vivaldi and The Four Seasons: Teacher Resource Kit

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Did you know that Vivaldi wrote "Winter," the final concerto of his The Four Seasons, in the key of F minor to echo the sleigh ride pieces popular at the time? A teacher resource kit, designed to support a study of the work, is packed...
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Curated OER

Fact and Opinion: How to Tell the Difference

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore reasoning by completing a worksheet activity in class. In this fact vs. opinion lesson, students identify the differences between a personal opinion and something that is factually true. Students identify several...
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University of the Desert

Fact and Opinion within the Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can the media foster cultural misunderstandings? These activities encourage learners to distinguish between fact and opinion in the media
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DePaul University

Contrast and Evaluate Fact and Opinion

For Students 3rd Standards
Looking for a resource that helps learners practice identifying fact and opinion? A four-page activity includes two informational text reading passages. Pupils read each passage and respond to four multiple choice and one...

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