1. By: Lily Stead, Isabella Cruz, and William Almasi
Fact and Opinion
By: Lily Stead, Isabella Cruz, and William Almasi

2. Fact and Opinion A fact is a true statement that can be proven.
An opinion is something that you think about a subject.
The Titanic was small compared to all ships. OPINION
The Titanic sunk at the cause of an iceberg. FACT

3. FACTS Some examples from “Exploring the Titanic” that are facts are:
“At noon on Wednesday, April 10, the Titanic cast off”.
“Captain Smith was on duty in the bridge, so Bride handed the message to him.
These are not facts:
The Titanic was the best boat ever made.
The Titanic was a fast ship to build.

4. Opinion The Titanic was the greatest ship in the world.
The Titanic was very unsinkable.
This ship was an easy ship to build.
This ship had a horrible captain.
The crew was not thinking straight.

5. Trivia Which statements are facts? Which are opinions?
1. Everyone who died was a person. FACT
2. The Titanic was a nice ship. OPINION
3. The Titanic was suppose to sail to New York but did not make it. FACT