1. How to Tell One from the Other!
Fact or Opinion
How to Tell One from the Other!

2. The Facts on Facts! A fact is a provable statement.
It can be correct or incorrect.
You can prove facts by checking research!
Plants need sunlight, water, and room to grow in order to survive.

3. Opinions An opinion is a person’s belief
You can’t prove an opinion right or wrong
Look for words like best, should, or pretty
That movie was the best one made all year.

4. How to Write a GOOD Opinion
You should always support your opinion with facts or logic
An invalid or faulty opinion is just what someone thinks without any facts behind it. For example: I think the sky is pretty today.
A VALID opinion is backed up. For example: I think the sky is pretty today because all the dust in the sky made the sunset extra colorful.

5. Fact AND Opinion But wait! There’s more!
Sometimes a sentence can have a fact AND an opinion in it!
Hummingbirds look so beautiful as they flap their wings at over 200 beats per minute.
Opinion
Fact

6. Think You Got It?
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7. I think that today is going to be a great day.
Fact
Opinion

8. Correct!
Next Question:

9. Sorry! Go back
and check again!

10. Blue whales can grow up to 30 meters and live into their 90s!
Fact
Opinion

11. Correct!
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12. Sorry! Go back
and check again!

13. Abraham Lincoln was the best president our country ever had because he freed the slaves.
Fact
Opinion

14. Correct!

15. Sorry! Go back
and check again!