Reading Street Comprehension Skills Fact and Opinion Grades
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Reading Street Comprehension Skills: Fact and Opinion Grades 4 and 5
Fact and Opinion Student Expectations • Students explain the difference between statements of fact and opinion. • Students identify statements of fact and cite methods for checking. • Students identify statements of opinion, pointing out any clue words. • Students separate statements of fact and opinion found in one sentence. copyright 2006 www. brainybetty. com 2
Fact and Opinion • What clue word or words signal that this is a statement of opinion? How does the author support this statement of opinion? • This seems to be a statement of opinion. Why is it really a statement of fact? (Alternately: This seems to be a statement of fact. Why is it really a statement of opinion? ) • Why might a reader say this is a faulty opinion? copyright 2006 www. brainybetty. com 3
Fact and Opinion • A statement of fact tells something that can be proved true or false. Even if it is false, it is still a statement of fact- stated as a fact, but incorrect. These statements can be checked by reading, observing, or asking an expert. • A statement of opinion tells a person’s ideas or feelings. It cannot proved true or false. It should involve thoughtful judgment. Sometimes statements of opinion begin with clue words such as in my opinion or I believe. • Some sentences contain both facts and opinions. copyright 2006 www. brainybetty. com 4
Fact and Opinion • Look for clue words to identify statements of opinion: think, believe, feel, best, probably. copyright 2006 www. brainybetty. com 5
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