FACT AND OPINION TUTORIALCreated by Jessie Bush

WHAT IS A FACT?

A fact is something that can be proven.Example: Beluga Whales are nicknamed ‘Sea Canaries’.

WHAT IS AN OPINION?

An opinion tells what someone feels, believes, and thinks.

Example: I think the Killer Whale is beautiful.

BINKY’S FACTS AND OPINIONS

On this website Binky will discuss the difference between facts and opinions.

Francine and Buster will ask you a fact or opinion statement, it is then up to you to click on fact or opinion.

Correct Responses Incorrect Responses

• When you select the correct response you are rewarded with a great job and a screen that explains that your answer is correct!

• When you select an incorrect response you are given a screen that states, “Oops!”

• When you click on the learn more option it will restate what a fact or opinion includes.

Once you have five correct responses you are rewarded with a video clip from Arthur. When the video is complete you need to select the green ‘Back to Game’ arrow, if you wish to play some more.

READING COMPREHENSION- FACT AND OPINIONBY SMARTTUTOR.COM

On this website Mr. Riveria helps his students to learn about fact and opinion through Bow’s report on Jackie Robinson.

• Click on the sound button if you want to listen to Bow’s report on Jackie Robinson.

• When you have listened to or read the report and would like to move on click on the ‘Next’ button or the arrow.

Mr. Riveria and Bow then explain the difference between fact and opinion.

It is up to you to decide if Bow’s note cards from his report on Jackie Robinson are facts or opinions by moving the hand under the correct choice, then clicking the correct response.

• Click on the ‘?’ to have the program restate what fact or opinion mean.

• Click on the picture of the book to hear or see the story again.

• Click the ‘DONE’ button after you have selected your choice.

Correct Responses Incorrect Responses

• If the answer is correct Bow will restate why it is a fact or opinion.

• If the answer is incorrect Bow will explain what the correct answer would be, and the vocabulary on the notecards will be highlighted.

SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS TUTOR- FACT AND OPINION

This website contains fact and opinion history passages. Passages are to be read and the correct label must be dragged to the appropriate sentence.

• Select Distinguishing between fact and opinion.

• Next select ‘Learn’

• Listen to the tutorial!• Learn about facts and opinions

• Click the arrow to continue

Step 1 Step 2

• The tutorial will go through the passage sentence by sentence and describe why each sentence is a fact, opinion, or contains both.

• Next click on the practice button.

• The narrator will read the directions to you and ask you to read the passage.

• Drag the correct label to the box then click ‘check answers’.

• If everything is correct a box will pop up stating, “Correct!” or “Try Again”.

• After these slides their will be one more practice passage.

Click ‘apply’

• The narrator will read the directions to you and ask you to read the passage.

• Drag the correct label to the box then click ‘check answers’.

• If everything is correct a box will pop up stating, “Correct!” or “Try Again”.

• There will be a few more ‘apply’ pages.

• At the conclusion, Click ‘Main Menu’ when you are prompted.

• If you are up to a challenge Level 2 is similar.

• The difference is that you have to click on the clue words in any opinion sentence.

TOON UNIVERSITYFACT AND OPINION

This website is a game that contains statements of fact and opinion. Select the correct answer and get the opportunity to shoot the target with a tank!

Rules of the Game!

• Click on the correct answer for the statement.

• If you choose the correct answer you get to direct the tank and shoot at the target.

• If you choose an incorrect answer the response “Try Again” appears.

At the completion of the game it tells your score. In this case it tells what a bad shot Mrs. Bush has and asks you if you want to play the game again!

ROOMRECESS.COM FACT AND OPINION

This website is a game that contains statements of fact and opinion. Correct and incorrect answers are scored with a green check or a red x.

• Drag the correct label to the subject and make a fact.

• Drag the correct label to the subject and make an opinion.

Let’s Make a Fact! Let’s Make an Opinion!

• Click on the drop down box with the arrow and decide if the statement is a fact or opinion.

• Correct answers are scored.

• Incorrect answers will be shown with the correct statement.

Correct Response Incorrect Response

Comprehension: Fact or Opinion Game #2

STUDY ZONE FACT AND OPINION

This website provides statements that are fact and opinion. Click on the ‘think’ box and type in a ‘f’ for fact or an ‘o’ for opinion.

Don’t forget to watch the two FUN videos on fact and opinion!

What do you think this statement is a fact or an opinion?

References

Boyd, T. (2015). Comprehension: Fact or opinion? Game #2. Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www.quia.com/pop/12709.html?AP_rand=1954671650

Oswego City School District (2015). Let’s make a fact! Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=jwildemakefact

Oswego City School District (2015). Let’s make an opinion! Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=jwildemakeopinion

Oswego City School District StudyZone.com (2015). Lesson fact and opinion. Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/factopinionl.cfm

PBS Kids Arthur (2015). Binky’s facts and opinions. Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/factsopinions.html

Prentice Hall (2015). Social studies skills tutor. Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/content/pop.html

References

Roomrecess.com (2015). Fact or opinion? Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www.roomrecess.com/pages/FactOpinion.html

Smart Tutor Education Programs (2012). Reading comprehension- fact and opinion- level 2- volume 1. Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www2.smarttutor.com/player/swf/RC_Fact_and_Opinion_L2_V1_T1a.swf

Toon University (2015). 5th grade language arts: Fact or opinion. Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/5l_fact.html