Please have paper and a pencil ready. Welcome to Mrs. Fisher’s E-Class Lesson 3 Please log in like this: Your first name_ last initial_ and your CAVA teacher’s name For example, Catherine_ P_Ms. Warren If you didn’t log in that way, please log out and log in again with the format above. Complete Audio Setup Tools>Audio>Audio Set Up Building Comprehension Easter is always on Sunday. II know and I think: Determining Fact vs. Opinion Easter is the best holiday! Place Warm-up using: “Click icon to add picture” and delete the yellow bordered gray box. If using text instead of picture, make the yellow bordered gray box fit area and insert text box. Change Unit and Lesson. Place Warm-up here using: 1

Standard: 2.6 Distinguish between fact and opinion in expository text When you are reading, it is important to be able to distinguish between facts and opinions. Written materials such as articles, web site information, biographies, and newspapers often contain both facts and opinions. Being able to tell them apart will help you judge the validity of a writer’s ideas. It will also help you choose appropriate sources when doing research. Objective: Today we will learn to identify fact and opinion in an expository text.

Identifying Fact versus Opinion A fact can be proven. Dates Locations Opinions express someone’s feelings and cannot be proved. Clue words: more, most, some, usually, words that describe feelings (excited, happy, sad)

I know and I think. Facts can be proved, but opinions cannot. A fact is a statement that can be proven. Fact - Ask yourself how you could find out whether or not it is true. Opinion – Ask yourself if you see any clue words. Example: My car has been driven for 15,600 miles. Michael Jordon was born on February 17, 1963. The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall. An opinion is someone’s view, or belief, or way of thinking about something. Beethoven is the greatest composer that ever lived. Goodnight Moon is the best children's book ever written. Extraterrestrials exist. © Education Oasiswww.educationoasis.com May be reproduced for classroom use only.

Fact or Opinion – Let’s decide Highlight facts yellow and opinions blue 1. We watched our dog run in a circle chasing his tail. 2. Hurricane Mitch killed 11,000 people in 1998 and is the deadliest hurricane of the 1900's. 3. Team sports are more fun than individual sports. 4. In 1906, a major earthquake destroyed San Francisco, California. 5. The birthday party was not exciting at all.

Time4Kids web tour: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/ns/article/0,27972,2055535,00.html Let’s take a tour together to learn about Thomas Edison and his contributions to our lives through electricity. We will be identifying facts and opinions as we read this expository text together.

Fact or Opinion: Write your own 1. Write an opinion using the word morning. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Write a fact using the word sugar. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Write an opinion using the word crash or a fact using the word traffic.

Assessment Please click on the link to take your online quiz where you will identify fact and opinion. Take your time. Remember to ask yourself whether or not it can be proven or whether it has clue words. Good luck! Link to fact or opinion quiz: UK http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/factoropinion.shtml Link to fact or opinion quiz: US http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html

Thank you for your hard work! In our next lesson, we will take a look at our final project. I know you’re going to have fun with this!