Fact or Opinion
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Created by Carrie Ziolkowski, GALACTIC
Fact or Opinion
Grade 6 This activity addresses the following Missouri Standards: • Distinguish between fact and opinion (MO 1.6, 1.7) • Recognize different viewpoints, biases and propaganda (MO 1.6, 1.7)
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Fact or Opinion
Rul es: 1. Read ea ch sent ence or passage. Deci de whet he r it desc ribe s a fact o r an opi ni on . Continue...
Fact or Opinion
Rul es: 2. Rais e y our hand to share your answer. Continue...
Don’t forget to phrase your answer as a
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Mark McGwire is the greatest baseball player who ever lived. Fact
Opinion
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Being an astronaut is the best job in the world. You get to travel in outer space and learn all about astronomy. Fact
Opinion
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A computer’s main job is to process a great deal of information on a regular basis. Fact
Opinion
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The United States is the most effective democracy in the world. Fact
Opinion
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Six billion people inhabit our planet.
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Opinion
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If you stated your answer in the form of a question, you are
Can you explain why this statement is an opinion?
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Fact or Opinion
If you stated your answer in the form of a question, you are
Can you explain why this statement is an opinion?
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If you stated your answer in the form of a question, you are
Can you explain why this statement is an opinion?
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If you stated your answer in the form of a question, you are
Can you turn this fact into an opinion?
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If you stated your answer in the form of a question, you are
Can you turn this fact into an opinion?
One Step Further
Fact or Opinion
Going further… In your journal: • Write two facts. End Activity
• Write two opinions about these facts.