It is important to be able to

identify
and so we can
evaluate whether or not we
agree with the author.
Good readers
think about
whether they
agree with the
author’s
.

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For example, what if the author of a cookbook said,

You should always put onions on

your peanut butter sandwich.
A good reader
wants to evaluate
that opinion to
determine if he
really wants onions
on his peanut
butter sandwich.
Sometimes it can be hard to
tell the difference between a

and an
Facts are actual things that
exist and can be:
Here are some examples of :
 • Numbers
Signal Words • Photographs
for Facts •
•
Eyewitnesses
Experts
 Are what someone

believes or thinks.
Clue words are:
Here are some
examples of

Skateboarding is better
than inline skating.
Sometimes, there can be both
and
in the same statement.
 is a
and

is an .
 Sometimes, can be
disguised as .

All working This opinion is

disguised as a
people want fact. The author
shorter work wants you to
believe that it is
hours. a fact.
Here’s how you play:
1. Silently read each example.
2. Wait for your teacher to say “Okay!”
3. If the example contains only facts, the
class says

4. If the example contains an opinion,

the class says
 The Titanic was a
ship that sunk in
1912 when it hit an
iceberg.
The movie Titanic
was the best movie
I’ve ever seen.
 Many elementary
schools have music
classes for their
students.
Any student would
like to have longer
music classes.
I like roller blading
better than
skateboarding.
The weather is hottest in
Texas in August.
Nothing is better than
the breeze flowing
through your hair as
you fly high with the
skateboard beneath
your feet.
 Training wheels help
new bicycle riders
learn to ride until they
get their balance.
Training wheels are
too babyish for
older bicycle riders.