The Facts and Opinions Tree
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 3: Literacy for GrowthAges:
8-12
Grade Range:
3rd 4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary:
Knowledge Building
Transcript
The Facts and Opinions Tree is a wonderful way for the boys and girls to distinguish between facts and opinions. When we read a story or a book we use the blue sticky notes for opinions and the green sticky notes for facts. After they read a book or a story I will give them two sticky notes, a blue one and a green one, and they have to choose one fact, one opinion from the book and place it on the Fact and Opinion Tree.
Related References
Activity Objective
The goal of The Facts and Opinions Tree: Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions (Virtual Tour) is to extend students understanding of texts and foster the development of knowledge by explicitly teaching the difference between a fact and an opinion.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Emphasize the difference between a fact and an opinion throughout your discussion. Help students understand that a fact can be proven while an opinion is usually someone's feelings about the topic.
- Make sure to select a text that includes a variety of sentences that are both facts and opinions.
- Explicitly teaching the difference between facts and opinions will help students apply their knowledge of these terms while reading.
Other Recipes by this Teacher
Attack that Word: Reviewing Decoding Strategies
1st - 3rd
Five Senses Story Reading: Building Reading Comprehension
PreK - K
Book Bins: Organizing Student Materials (Virtual Tour)
2nd - 6th
Practicing Poetry: Developing Fluency at the Poetry Center (Virtual Tour)
2nd - 4th
Growing Flowers: Keeping Track of Books Read (Virtual Tour)
2nd - 4th
