Unit 2 - Lesson 1

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• Secondary Education

Unit 2 - Lesson 1

March 18th

Fact versus Opinion

Overview of Unit 2

In this Unit we will work on Facts Versus Opinion

We will have 5 graded items

• Writing - 3  paragraph opinion essay
• Reading - Short Story 'The Sniper'
• Speaking - My opinion recording
• Media - News: Fact or Fiction
• Book - Setting Collage

Overview of Today

• 15 minutes of silent reading (same book as before March Break)
• Fact Versus Opinion 

Fact and Opinion

What is the difference?

Facts

Fact are statements that can be proven.

Facts can be true or false.

But facts can be prove.

For example

Statistically, women live longer than men.

Most buses weigh more than most cars.

There are ten inches in a foot (false).

Opinion

Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.

Opinions can be argued.

Opinions may be supported with facts.

Opinions cannot be proven.

Examples

Golf is boring.

Pizza is delicious.

Math is the hardest subject.

Fact or Opinion?

1. According to sales records, strawberry icecream is the worst selling of all flavors.

2. Therefore, we can conclude that strawberry is the least popular major ice-cream flavor.

3. This is because strawberry ice-cream does not taste as good as vanilla and chocolate.

Fact or opinion?
It is not appropriate to watch funny cat
videos during school.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
There are fewer panda bears in the world
than grizzly bears.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
Drinking orange juice right after brushing
your teeth tastes bad.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
The Mountain Boys deserved to win the
award for best new group.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
Chicken that has not been properly
prepared and cooked may cause
salmonella.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
Lying to your friends is wrong.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
The computer was invented before the
Internet.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
Mario is one of the greatest video game
characters of all time.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
Chocolate milk tastes better than regular
milk.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

Fact or opinion?
There are more days in a leap year than in a
regular year.

1. Fact
2. Opinion

More Practice!

On the Worksheet, mark if each statement is Fact or Opinion.

Explain your reason why.