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Curated OER

Forming an Opinion with Organizational Elements - Cats, Yesterday and Today

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this age of information overload, it is often difficult for young people to know what they think about a topic. The graphic organizer, video, and activities included with this resource show middle schoolers how to use proven facts to...
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Curated OER

Fact or Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this writing worksheet, students write facts and opinions about a given topic. Students use a graphic organizer to organize their information.
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Curated OER

Facts and Opinions in a Variety of Genres

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Here is a lesson dedicated to helping learners understand the differences between facts and opinions. They examine the first page of several books from the class library to determine if the book is fact or opinion based. A Venn diagram...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky Smear Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular instructional activity students learn how to summarize properly.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Classify Facts and Opinions [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A T-Chart is provided for students to use as they classify facts and opinions. Students will explain how to determine facts and opinions after completing the T-Chart.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Fact vs. Opinion

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this activity provided by SMART, students will learn and practice separating fact from opinion.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Test

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This interactive quiz features six multiple-choice questions about types of details and their definitions.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Match

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
In this interactive game, students match the words having to do with types of details to their definitions.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Learn

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
In this interactive focusing on learning types of details, students type in the word to match the definition given.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Flashcards

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This is a set of interactive flashcards defining words that have to do with details in writing: supporting details, facts, opinion, examples, anecdotes, and statistics.