Facts and Opinion
In this phase of tutorial for beginners, learners are expected to learn the “Facts and Opinion”. What “Facts and Opinion” means?. What are the examples of “Facts and Opinion”?. How facts differ from opinion?. Why is it important to know the facts from opinion?.
In this activity the students will learn to identify facts and opinions in a selection read.
I. Objectives: After this lesson the students will:
1. Identify facts and opinions in a selection read
2. Differentiate facts from opinions
3. Give some examples of facts and opinions
II. Subject Matter: Telling whether a statement is a fact or opinion
Materials: 1. Copy of story: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs
2. Activity Sheets
III. Procedure/ Activities
A. Drill- to familiarize the word for vocabulary development
bugs moist nocturnal
molting pouch hatch
B. Lesson Proper
1. Unlocking of difficult words
Match the words to its definition. Write the letter only.
___1.bugs a. emerge from the egg
___2. moist b. active at night
___3.molting c. small bag
___4. nocturnal d. shedding its skin
___5. hatch e. wet, damp
___6. pouch f. any of various insects with mouthparts
modified for piercing and sucking
2. Motivation
Ask: Do you have any idea about “Pill Bugs?” Elicit students’ answers and tell them that you will be reading a story titled “Roly –Poly Pill Bugs”
3. Reading the story by the teacher, students follow it silently.
Title: “Roly –Poly Pill Bugs” by Cynthia Sherwood
4. Discussion
A. Comprehension Check Up
1. Why are pill bugs nicknamed “roly-poly”?
2. Where would you be least likely to find a pill bug?
3. How is a pill bug like a kangaroo?
4. What does the word “molting” mean?
5. How are pill bugs and earthworms alike?
6. Which statement from the article is an opinion?
B. Let the students read and analyze the sentence on the board.
1. Pill bugs are nicknamed roly-poly because they can
roll up in tight balls to protect themselves.
2. Pill bugs shed its skin like snakes, this is called molting.
3. Earthworms can break down plants in the soil better than the pill bugs.
4. Pill bugs aren’t just nice bugs; they are interesting ones.
Ask: is the statement 1, 2 true? How do you know it’s true? The statement can be proven? Can you directly observe it? How about statement number 3 and 4?
Explain that statement 3 and 4 are opinions because it depends on how someone feels or thinks.
Discuss further using the “Fact Word Map and Opinion Word Map”
5. Generalization
What is a fact? An opinion?
-A fact is something that can be proven. It contains knowledge that is based on real occurrences.
– An opinion is a belief or conclusion that can be proven. It usually tells how someone feels or what someone thinks.
How are you going to differentiate a fact from opinion?
Write students answers on the board and let the whole class read, then in groups and then by individual students.
6. Practice Exercises:
Activity I: Think-Pair-Share: Write fact on the space if the statements State a fact and opinion if the statement states an opinion.
____1. An earthquake has just hit a city.
____2. Many are injured and some are left homeless.
____3. I think the tremors are trying their best to save people still trapped in the buildings.
____4. Maybe the buildings collapsed easily because of poor foundation.
Activity II: Group Activity. (Please refer to Activity sheets)
IV. Evaluation/Assessments
Write “fact” next to each statement that gives information that you can prove.
Write “opinion” next to statements that tell how someone feels about something.
1. __________Blue whales are the largest animals in the world.
2. __________ A cheetah can run faster than a lion.
3. __________ Everyone should go to see the new gorilla habitat.
4.__________ The quarterback played his best game of the season
5.__________ Our team will be difficult to beat.
6.__________ Giraffes are the tallest mammals.
M.L.____
I.D. ____
V. Assignment/ Homework
Write one fact and one opinion for each topic.
Example: music
Fact: The violin is a stringed instrument .
Opinion: My favorite type of music is jazz.
1. carrot
Fact: _________________________________________________________________
Opinion: ______________________________________________________________
2. tree
Fact: _________________________________________________________________
Opinion: ______________________________________________________________
3. bird
Fact: _________________________________________________________________
Opinion: ______________________________________________________________
VI. Remediation/ Enrichment:
For slow learners you can give this simple passage for them to review for mastery.
Directions: Read the passage and then write F on the blanks if it is a fact and O if it is an opinion.
Father was late
Mother and the children had been expecting Father for supper. They watched TV while waiting for him. When the program was over, it was already nine o’clock. Mother and the children looked at each other. Father had been late for supper before.
____1. The family watched TV while waiting for the Father to come.
____2. They were expecting him for supper.
____3. Perhaps he was late because he caught by the traffic.
____4. I believe that he was already eaten hi supper in the restaurant.
____5. Father had never been late for supper before.
VII. Reinforcement:
For the higher functional students you can give them a more advanced exercise like the one below.
Write your opinions about any of the following issues. Remember to begin your statement with the suggested expressions.
1. I think the El Niño phenomenon will stay longer than it had ten years ago.
2. In my opinion, computers will soon replace teacher and books inside the classroom.
Copy of story: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs
Roly-Poly Pill Bugs
by Cynthia Sherwood
Some people are afraid of bugs such as spiders or beetles. But there is one bug that just about everybody likes—pill bugs. If you ever pick one up, you know why its nickname is “roly-poly.” A pill bug rolls up into a tight little ball to protect itself. This bug is scared of you, not the other way around! These little gray or brown bugs can be found almost everywhere in the United States except the desert. That is because they need to stay moist. But they can live in dry places like California thanks to lawn sprinklers. One of their favorite hang-outs is under damp flower pots. Did you know that pill bugs have something in common with kangaroos? After her eggs hatch, the mother pill bug carries her young in a pouch under her belly. The little pill bugs stay there until they are big enough to be on their own. Pill bugs also have something in common with snakes. Just as snakes shed their skin when it gets too small, pill bugs do too. This is called “molting.” A pill bug molts about five times until it is full-grown.
Pill bugs are a little like owls, too. Pill bugs are nocturnal, meaning they are most active at night. That is when they most like to wander around and look for food. And just like earthworms, pill bugs help break down plants in the soil. Pill bugs aren’t just nice bugs. They are also interesting ones!
Comprehension Questions
1. Why are pill bugs nicknamed “roly-poly”?
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2. Where would you be least likely to find a pill bug?
a. under a large rock near a pond
b. under a log near a downspout
c. in a vegetable garden
d. hiding in the roots of a cactus
3. How is a pill bug like a kangaroo?
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4. What does the word “molting” mean?
a. active at night
b. shedding its skin
c. crawling in a damp place
d. crawling like a snake
5. How are pill bugs and earthworms alike?
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6. Which statement from the article is an opinion?
a. This bug is scared of you, not the other way around.
b. A pill bug molts about five times until it is full-grown.
c. Pill bugs aren’t just nice bugs; they are interesting ones.
d. One of their favorite hang-outs is under damp flower pots.
Fact Word Map
What are some examples?
Opinion Word Map
What are some examples?
Group Activity Sheets
Group Activity I
Directions: Read the paragraph and the sentences that follow. Write fact or opinion on the space provided for each statement.
A. Suddenly a bus rolled a stop at the gate. Relatives spilled out of the house. More aunts and uncles and cousins streamed off the bus following a stranger whom Irving did not know he was tall and thin. He was wearing a coat his face was wrinkled but his eyes were kind and his laugh sounded gay. He hugged Aunt Sally and Mother, who both began to weep. He pushed his way to Grandpa and said as he kissed Grandpa’s hand, “Father your hand?” I am thankful to God that I can see you yet and served you”
____1. A bus rolled a stop at the gate.
____2. Relatives whom Irving did not know got off the bus.
____3. Maybe Irving’s family was having a reunion.
____4. He kissed Grandpa’s hand and said, Father, may I kiss your hand?
____5. Probably, the tall thin man with kind eyes, gay laugh was his uncle Eugene.
B. Scientist thinks that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. They are still digging up their bones. By piecing together the bones, they can tell how the dinosaurs looked. The sizes of the bones show us how big the dinosaurs were because only bone has been found.
____1. Scientist is still looking for dinosaurs bones.
____2. I believe that lifting the bones must be very hard.
____3. Scientists who study dinosaurs are all very smart and patient.
____4. I think that dinosaurs were greenish gray.
____5. The bones indicate the size of dinosaurs.
Group Activity 2
Directions: Read each sentence. Determine if it is a fact or opinion and write it on the line.
________1. Green is my favorite color.
________ 2. George Washington was the first president.
________ 3. I really enjoyed the football game last weekend.
________ 4. Thanksgiving is celebrated in November in America.
_________5. Billy’s favorite food is pizza.
_________6. The Presidential Election is held in November.
_________7. Brazil is located in the continent of South America.
_________8. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia.
_________9. Country is my favorite type of music.
________10. I enjoy reading pocket books by Anne Matter.
________11. Earth only has one moon.
________12.There are 60 seconds in a minute.
________ 13. Christmas is the best part of the year.
________14. Rhode Island is the smallest state in the US.
Group Activity 3
Read each of the following statements. Write O in the blank if it is an opinion. Write F in the blank if it is a fact.
__________1. Nine plus one equals ten.
__________2. My friend has six fingers on one hand.
__________3.I think Ronnie started the fire on purpose.
__________4. Fall is the most beautiful time of the year, with the leaves
changing colors.
__________5. The word receivemust be spelled with an ei to be spelled correctly.
__________6. Mr. Jones has two sons and one daughter.
__________7. The United States should change its foreign policy regarding
South America.
__________8. We had a great time at the basketball game yesterday.
__________9. Swimming is my favorite sport.
__________10. Seventy-five percent of the Earth is covered in water.
__________11. Whales are mammals.
__________12. Saturday is my favorite day of the week.
__________13. A giant tortoise can live to be over 150 years old.
__________14. Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards.
__________15. Pandas are black and white.
For more readings
- How to agree and disagree in English using short answers
- The difference between “a little” and “little”
- The Difference between A FEW and FEW in English
- When to use “a little” and “a few”: English Grammar Rules
- Compound Words: English Vocabulary
- The difference between MUST and HAVE TO
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