Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESOL Career Advancement

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the importance of job evaluations for promotions and retention. Students play the game Round Robin to become familiar with the vocabulary, definitions, sentence structure and pronunciation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Archaeology In The News

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the different articles of archaeology that is found in a variety of research and news resources. They read one of the selections and complete the worksheet as a guide to writing a summary of the article. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Household Toxic Chemicals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students take a home toxins survey and determine possible substitutions for household toxins.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Debate - Demonstrating Effective Communication Skills

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and engage in the art of debate. When both sides have been presented each pair have a few minutes to prepare a rebuttal based upon what the opposing side has said. A rubric imbedded in this plan is used as an assessment...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Communication Skills

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners practice and model good listening skills, become aware of the effects of cultural and other biases that affect communication.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Freedoms of the Press

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars examine journalism ethics. In this journalism instructional activity, students complete a think, pair, share activity about the journalistic code of ethics. Young scholars then discuss an ethics scenario.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identifying Propaganda Techniques

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In this propaganda techniques worksheet, students write the technique next to the sentence read by a candidate. Students complete 12 problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tracking down Good Information on the Web

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm on whiteboard Web authorship and what they think they need to know about information on a website in order to judge its content. They research the solar system websites and present them to the class with their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Persuasion: Analyzing Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and create persuasive essays. In this writing lesson plan students engage in activities that allow them to understand how a persuasive essay is constructed so they may compose their own.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language Arts: Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the characteristics of persuasive writing. They identify arguments, supporting details, and discuss how to reorganize and present information in more effective ways. Students compose their own essays and discuss their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Going Camping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting lesson, students pretend to have $120 to spend on camping gear for a camping trip. Pupils decide which items are absolutely necessary. Students calculate the total amount they...
Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Fact or Opinion Game [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which students play a game where they move around a board by determining if statements are facts or opinions. Materials are included.
Unknown Type
Quia

Quia: Fact or Opinion?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a 30 question quiz on separating fact from opinion. Students read the statement and select fact or opinion. Java plugin is required.
Unknown Type
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Reading Skills: Fact or Opinion? Quiz

For Students 4th
Determine whether each statement is fact or opinion in this fifteen-question quiz.
Unknown Type
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Fact and Opinion: Reading Test 3

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
A 25-question quiz where students must identify statements as fact or opinion. Results can be printed, saved, or emailed.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fact or Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the definitions of fact and opinion and gives the students opportunities to sort and identify fact and opinion statements.
Unknown Type
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Comprehension: Facts and Opinions Quiz

For Students 7th Standards
Determine whether each statement is fact or opinion in this ten-question quiz.
Unknown Type
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Comprehension: Facts vs. Opinions Quiz

For Students 5th Standards
Determine whether each statement is fact or opinion in this nine-question quiz.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fact or Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be introduced to the difference between facts and opinions. They will practice determining which statements are facts and which are opinions. Activities include sorting and classifying...
Unknown Type
English Zone

English Zone: Simple Present Tense: Fact, Habit, Opinion, or Schedule

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This 10question, self-scoring quiz for fact or opinion, but it takes it further to include habit and schedule. Students read the statement and the possible choices and select the correct one. The options are explained with examples at...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fact and Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Designed for grade 6, this flipchart covers the differences between fact and opinion. Students will analyze statements to determine if they are a fact or if they are an opinion.
Activity
Education.com

Education.com: L.1.1.j Worksheets

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In first grade, students are taught to independently write different types of sentences. These types include declarative (a statement of fact or opinion), interrogative (a question), imperative (a...