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Lesson Cycle Fact or Fiction Turn in
Lesson Cycle Fact or Fiction Turn in
Cindy D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsUrbwlRjfI 1:08
Q1: Did you hear any opinions stated in this video? A1: Yes/no?
Q2: How do we know? What were some examples? A2: Heard phrases like I (dont)
Q3: Did you hear any facts stated in this video? think, I (dont) believe.
Q4: How do we know? What were some examples? A3: yes/no
What statements can we prove are true by looking at A4: Heard phrases such as
records? The seawaters are rising -interviewer.
We have something to do with clean
air and clean water -Mr. Trump
Write certain phrases on the board asking if the State whether the phrase is introducing
phrase introduces a fact or opinion: a fact or opinion
1) I think that
2) We know that
3) Studies show
4) It has been proven
5) My uncle says
Introduce an article on climate change on the Students will read the article on the
projector: projector out loud with the teacher
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/climate- After completed reading, students and
change/introduction-text teacher, working together, will
highlight with the correct color, each
Read article out loud with students highlighting statement that is an opinion (yellow) or
opinions in yellow and facts in pink. fact (pink).
Group students into groups of four. Organize into assigned groups of four.
Tell them to move to find students with their same Create one fact and one opinion
number. (New groups, allows them to move statement.
around).
Take turns in their groups sharing their
Structure Function: Fact-or-Opinion statements.
(Variation of Fact-or Fiction)
Decide which statements are fact and
Instruct students to write down an opinion and a fact which one is an opinion.
statement about climate change.
Congratulate each other for
Each student will take a turn saying their two cooperatively classifying the
statements. statements.
Closure: ~ 2 minutes
Say 5 statements: 2 are facts, 3 are opinions. Listen to each statement read a loud
1) Climate change affects the whole world, not
just the United States. Stand if the statement is true and sit if
2) I think climate change doesnt have a the statement is false.
significant impact on the planet.
3) Global temperatures are climbing.
4) We are not doing enough to stop climate
change.
5) Trying to stop climate change is pointless.
Peer coaches will be relevant in these groups Provide visuals for students who struggle
for students who are struggling to grasp the with separating fact from fiction and who do
fact and opinion concept. not see a pattern in the phrases used when
forming fact and opinion statements.
Modifications/Correctives:
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsUrbwlRjfI
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/climate-change/introduction-
text