Facts and Opinions

Facts and Opinions

What is the difference between them?

Today's Learning Outcomes:

• I can learn the difference between facts and opinions.

• I can tell whether a sentence is a fact or an opinion.

• I can write simple facts and opinions.

Do you believe everything you read in a newspaper?

• I believe that most of the content is true but some parts have been exaggerated.

• I believe everything I read in a newspaper because the news is new and current.

• I don't believe everything I read in a newspaper because some of the news might not be true.

What is a fact? What is an opinion?

• Fact: Something that is always true (e.g. People use their legs to walk.)

• Opinion: What you think or feel (e.g. Purple is the best colour.)

Words and topics that tell you the sentence is a fact:

• numbers (e.g. There is only one sun.)

• dates (e.g. I was born in 2010.)

• places (e.g. HKUGA Primary School is in Chai Wan.)

• names (e.g. Donald Trump was the president of America.)

• events (e.g. People would have parties during Christmas.)

• history (e.g. The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes.)

• science (e.g. Babies have around 100 more bones than adults.)

Words and topics that tell you the sentence is an opinion:

• best/worst

• adjectives

• think

• feel

• like

• agree

• disagree

Multiple Choice

Is this a fact or an opinion?

1. Sunday is the best day of the week.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this a fact or an opinion?

2. April is a month with 30 days.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this a fact or an opinion?

3. There are 12 months in a year.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this a fact or an opinion?

4. Spring is the most beautiful season of all.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this a fact or an opinion?

5. This has been an amazing week.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this a fact or an opinion?

6. Your birthday comes only one day a year.

• fact

• opinion

Try to write one fact and one opinion for each of the words I give you.

Example:

- music

Fact: Listening to music can reduce stress.

Opinion: My favourite type of music is pop music.

Write one fact and one opinion for these words:

1. tree

2. carrot

3. birds

1. tree

Fact: The leaves of a tree are green.

Opinion: This tree looks beautiful.

2. carrot

Fact: Carrot is a kind of vegetable.

Opinion: I like eating carrots.

3. Birds

Fact: Birds have wings.

Opinion: Birds are my favourite animal.

Can you do the things below after this lesson:

• I can learn the difference between facts and opinions.

• I can tell whether a sentence is a fact or an opinion.

• I can write simple facts and opinions.