ALEX Classroom Resource

  

Fact and Opinion

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Title:

 Fact and Opinion

URL:

 https://www.roomrecess.com/Lessons/FactAndOpinion/Video.html

Content Source:

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Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

Trying to determine whether a statement is a fact or opinion just comes down to one thing: Can it be proven? The classroom resource provides an instructional video on facts and opinions. The video teaches the students to identify statements as being either a fact or an opinion. This classroom resource includes worksheets to help with understanding and encourage application.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
25. Identify statements in informational texts as facts or opinions.

a. Use prior knowledge and/or details from the text to distinguish fact from opinion.

b. Use information gathered from research to evaluate opinions.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
25.
  • Identify
  • Statements
  • Informational text
  • Facts
  • Opinions
25a.
  • Prior knowledge
  • Details
  • Distinguish
  • Fact
  • Opinion
25b.
  • Information
  • Research
  • Evaluate
  • Opinions
Knowledge:
25. Students know:
  • A fact is a statement that can be proven with evidence.
  • An opinion is a personal belief that cannot be proven true in every case.
  • Informational text can present both facts and opinions.
25a.
  • The difference between facts and opinions.
  • Prior knowledge and/or details from the text can be used to identify facts and opinions.
25b.
  • Research happens when you look up information about a topic.
  • Opinions are what someone thinks or feels and cannot be proven true or false, but they can be evaluated based on evidence.
Skills:
25. Students are able to:
  • Identify facts within an informational text.
  • Identify opinions within an informational text.
25a.
  • Distinguish between facts and opinions using their prior knowledge.
  • Distinguish between facts and opinions using details from the text.
25b.
  • Identify the opinions within a text.
  • Gather information from research about a particular statement.
  • Use the information gathered from research to determine if the opinion makes sense or contributes to the text.
Understanding:
25. Students understand that:
  • A fact is a thing that is known or proved to be true, and an opinion is a personal view or judgment about something.
  • To fully comprehend a text, they must distinguish between facts and opinions.
      • 25a.
      • They can determine if a statement is a fact or an opinion using their current knowledge or by referencing details in a text.
      25b.
      • They can evaluate, or make judgments about, opinions by using newly gained information from research.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
20. Use details and examples from a text to indicate what the text explicitly states.

a. Interpret facts from an informational article, using details and examples from the text to explain the interpretation.

b. List the main questions answered by an informational article.

c. Categorize statements in an article or other informational text as fact or opinion and give reasons for each choice.

d. Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources, giving examples from texts.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
20.
  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explicitly
20a.
  • Interpret
  • Facts
  • Details
  • Examples
  • Informational article
20b.
  • List
  • Main questions
  • Informational article
20c.
  • Categorize
  • Fact
  • Opinion
  • Reasons
20d.
  • Primary sources
  • Secondary source
Knowledge:
20. Students know:
  • Explicit means directly stated within the text.
  • Specific details and examples from the text an be used to demonstrate an understanding of the text's explicit meaning.
20a.
  • Facts gathered from an informational article can be explained using details and examples from the text.
20b.
  • Informational text is often written with the purpose of answering questions.
20c.
  • A fact is a statement that can be proven with evidence, while an opinion is a personal belief that cannot be proven true in every case.
  • Informational text can present both facts and opinions.
20d.
  • Primary sources are firsthand accounts of events and provide raw information.
  • Secondary sources explain, analyze, or summarize primary sources.
Skills:
20. Students are able to:
  • Identify details and examples from a text that demonstrates comprehension of the text's explicit meaning.
20a.
  • Explain facts sourced from an informational text, using text evidence to support the explanation.
20b.
  • Identify the main questions answered by an informational text.
20c.
  • Determine if statements in an informational text are facts or opinions.
  • Describe reasons that a particular statement is identified as a fact or an opinion.
20d.
  • Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources.
  • Support their explanation with specific examples from the text.
Understanding:
20. Students understand that:
  • Explicit meanings are directly stated in text, and they can use specific details and examples from the text to show they understood the text's explicit meaning.
20a.
  • To demonstrate comprehension of an informational article, they can explain the facts using specific details and examples from the text.
20b.
  • Informational articles often answer questions and identifying these questions can improve comprehension.
20c.
  • A fact is a thing that is known or proved to be true, and an opinion is a personal view or judgment about something.
  • To fully comprehend a text, they must distinguish between facts and opinions.
  • They can determine if a statement is a fact or an opinion using their current knowledge or by referencing details in a text.
20d.
  • The information a reader gets from a text is impacted by the source of the information.
  • Primary and secondary sources will be told from different perspectives.
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