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Martin Luther King Jr.: A Fact Or Opinion Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils discuss the difference between fact and opinion, then read a brief biography of Martin Luther King Jr. They complete the Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion worksheet.
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Persuasive Writing Lesson Plan: Dress Codes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the pros and cons of the implementation of public policy matters and the specific issue of dress codes. They develop a list of pros and cons of a school dress code, examine and discuss a local editorial newspaper page,...
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Fact and Opinion Detectives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders see how to distinguish facts from opinions in a child's news magazine. After a lecture/demo, 3rd graders utilize a sample story and a worksheet which gives them practice in distinguishing fact from opinion.
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Fact V. Opinion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students distinguish between fact and opinion when reading material. They use statements of objects to determine if they are facts or opinions.
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Fact or Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this fact or opinion worksheet, students read sentences and label them as either being facts or opinions. Students complete 12 problems.
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Fact and Opinion

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students review the difference between fact and opinion and then identify 10 sentences as either fact or opinion.
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Facts vs. Opinions in Ads

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers develop criteria for determining statements of opinion. They practice discerning statements of opinions in advertisements.
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Determine Fact and Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students read sentences and label the sentences as either a fact or an opinion. Students complete 12 problems.
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Identifying Facts and Opinions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students understand the difference between a fact and an opinion. They identify facts and opinions in a news report. They identify facts and opinions in print and color code them with different colors.
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Fact and Opinion 3: Pretest

For Students 5th - 10th
In this fact and opinion worksheet, learners answer multiple choice questions where they identify fact and opinion sentences and answer fact and opinion questions about a passage they read. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Writing - The Persuasive Essay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, in groups, work together to develop a five-paragraph essay that defends the group's viewpoint on an assigned topic. Each student in the group writes one paragraph.
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Identifying Fact and Opinion

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fact/opinion activity, students read definitions of each, then determine whether a set of 20 statements are fact or opinion. An answer key is included.
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Endangered Rain Forest Research and Opinion Paper

For Students 5th - 6th
In this endangered rain forest research and opinion research worksheet, students research factors that cause the destruction of rain forest. They read two opinion statements before deciding on one to respond to with data from their...
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Evaluative Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore current event issues. In this evaluative writing lesson, students collaborate to write summaries of articles they have read. Students focus on writing pieces that avoid pejorative language.
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Taste Treat Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their 5 senses to write a paragraph about yummy treats they sample. In this writing lesson plan, students use a graphic organizer to organize their tastes and how they can write about them and then write.
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Language Arts Book 3 Grade 4 Writing Skills

For Students 4th
For this language arts book 3 grade 4 writing skills worksheet, 4th graders read 2 passages, write short answers to 3 questions then write a short essay about one of the passages.
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Writing Strategies: A Writer's Notebook

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing activity, students read 12 strategies for keeping a writer's notebook. Worksheet is designed to be signed by student and parent when completed.
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Persuasion: Analyzing Persuasive Writing

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

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students address issues important to them by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  For this persuasive writing lesson, students discuss issues with their classmates that they wish to address through a persuasive essay they will...
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Thoreau's Writing Style

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze Thoreau's writing style. In this writing style instructional activity, students describe Thoreau's literary style and use the devices he employs in a response to one of his essays.
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Persuasive Writing

For Students 5th - 10th
In this persuasive writing worksheet, learners read different scenarios and decide how you would put the scenarios into paragraphs for persuasive writing. Students read 2 scenarios.
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Writing Formal and Informal Letters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a thank-you note and a formal letter of request that included relevant information, such as a return address, date, inside address, proper salutation, body, closing, and signature. They write an imaginary letter to...
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Media Literacy Skills

For Teachers 3rd
You're on camera! Third graders find a news story and research it to get more information. Everyone uses their found information to write a script and create their own news broadcast!
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Creature Feature Poetry Keyword Search!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the differences between fact and opinion, and brainstorm ideas for a keyword list by analyzing facts. They listen to poems, and create posters listing three keywords about each creature featured in the poetry.

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