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Fact and Opinion in the Newspaper
This strategy helps students distinguish between fact and opinion. Students are taught that facts, unlike opinions, can be verified to see if they are true or not, and that key words may help in identifying an opinion.
- The teacher shows the students a variety of samples from the newspaper. It can be either headlines or complete articles.
- The students discuss whether the samples are facts or opinions. The teacher alerts the students to look for key words, such as, perhaps, in my opinion, I think, probably, and I believe, that may signal an opinion.
- After practicing with the teacher, the students are placed in cooperative groups and given more newspaper samples to decide which are fact or opinion.
- The students may write an "O" or "F" after each sentence to distinguish between which is fact and which is opinion as they read the article.
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