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Title:
| Reading Skills: Fact and Opinion |
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Description:
| These web sites describe how to tell the difference between fact and opinion. There are sites that explain the differences and give examples of value words. Includes quizzes, a PowerPoint presentation, worksheets, and lesson plans. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5 |
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Resource Links:
| How Do You Separate Fact and Opinion
This website will tell you how to determine the difference between facts and opinions.
Fact and Opinion
Learn how you can evaluate whether a statement is a fact or opinion. There is also a list of clue words.
Internet Investigations: Unsolved Mysteries
This lesson plan invites students to investigate unsolved mysteries. Includes links to printed materials on distinguishing between fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment. Includes evaluation forms.
Fact and Opinion Jeopardy
Try this fun Jeopardy game created as a PowerPoint presentation to learn more about facts and opinions.
Concept Attainment
Try this PowerPoint activity and see if you can figure out the concept.
Fact vs. Opinion: An Interactive Exercise
This PowerPoint presentation includes a set of questions and answers with brief explanations. It is ready to be presented in class.
ABC: Facts and Opinions
This is a fact and opinion worksheet on spiders. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Fact or Opinion Quiz
This interactive quiz has ten statements. Decide whether they are fact or opinion.
Quia: Fact or Opinion? Quiz #1
Try this quiz. Decide whether each statement is a fact or opinion.
Quia: Fact or Opinion
This is another online quiz in which you identify facts and opinions.
Fact and Opinion Post-Test
Here is a short test to see if you know the difference between a fact and an opinion.
Lesson plan: Fact or Opinion
This seven-page PDF file contains a lesson plan for teaching students about fact and opinion. Students will also learn how to evaluate the information they find on the internet.
Worksheet: Fact and Opinion
This one-page PDF can help students write a paragraph or essay. They will choose a topic and then write some facts and opinions about that topic.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
5.2, 4.3
AR Standards:
OV.3.5.2, R.9.5.10
AU Standards:
RS2.7.2, TS3.1.13, RS3.6.4
DE Standards:
1.5.7, 2.4h.1, 2.4h.2, 3.3a2.1, 1.3.4.b.3, 1.5.7, 2.4h.1, 2.4h.2, 3.3a2.1, 1.5.8, 2.4h.1, 2.4h.2, 2.4h.3, 3.3a2.1
ME Standards:
A3.d
MO Standards:
1.5, 1.7, 1, 2, 3, R.3.C.h
NV Standards:
4.3.6.3, 7.3.1.4, 4.4.6.4, 7.4.1.4, 4.5.6.4, 7.5.1.3
OK Standards:
A.4.4.b, D.1.1, A.3.4.c, D.1, A.3.4.f, D.1.1
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