Fact and Opinion Fourth Grade Unit 3 Week

Facts l A statement of fact can be correct or incorrect. You can check

Opinions l A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is

Opinions l A statement of opinion should be supported. A valid opinion is supported

Fact and Opinion l Some sentences contain both statements of fact and statements of

A photo essay like Adelina’s Whales is the best genre for fourth graders to

La Laguna is the most amazing place for Adelina to grow up. Is this

Adelina has lived in La Laguna her whole life. This can be proven. A

Adelina and her family believe their hometown is a special place. It involves a

Mother whales are proud parents. They lift their babies up to show them off.

Whales brains are as large as a car’s engine. This can be proven. A

As you read, try to distinguish facts from opinions. l Remember how to figure

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Fact and Opinion Fourth Grade Unit 3 Week 2 By Kristi Waltke

Facts l A statement of fact can be correct or incorrect. You can check it by doing research. Mercury is the Monkeys are planet closest mammals. to the sun.

Opinions l A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or judgment. It often contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with the words In my opinion or I believe. Bananas are She is the best fruit on coolest girl in a summer day. school!

Opinions l A statement of opinion should be supported. A valid opinion is supported by facts or good logic. A faulty opinion is not.

Fact and Opinion l Some sentences contain both statements of fact and statements of It is the opinion. The size of a author’s opinion that the whale is beautiful. blue whale can be proven. The beautiful whale can grow as big as 100 feet long!

A photo essay like Adelina’s Whales is the best genre for fourth graders to read. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? While it can be proven that Adelina’s Whales is a photo essay, this statement contains an opinion. Notice “best” is a judgment word.

La Laguna is the most amazing place for Adelina to grow up. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? It cannot be proven true or false. It involves a belief or judgment, feelings. It might be a valid opinion, but it is not a fact.

Adelina has lived in La Laguna her whole life. This can be proven. A person could Is this statement a fact or an opinion? research this statement.

Adelina and her family believe their hometown is a special place. It involves a belief or judgment. Notice Is this statement a fact or an opinion? that “believe” is one of words that signals an opinion. However, there are facts in the story that make this opinion valid.

Mother whales are proud parents. They lift their babies up to show them off. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? It involves a belief or judgment. It cannot be proven whether whales are proud parents or not.

Whales brains are as large as a car’s engine. This can be proven. A person could Is this statement a fact or an opinion? research this statement.

As you read, try to distinguish facts from opinions. l Remember how to figure out if a statement is a fact or an opinion. l Remember that opinions can be valid, but that doesn’t make them facts. l