Exploring Fact and Opinion in Nonfiction by Using Key Ideas and Details
Exploring Fact and Opinion in Nonfiction by Using Key Ideas and Details
Objectives
In this unit, students will explore the use of fact and opinion in nonfiction sources. Students will:
- distinguish between fact and opinion statements.
- interpret the author’s opinion in a biography.
- identify fact and opinion statements in biographies and advertisements.
- apply critical thinking skills to compare multiple accounts of the same event.
Essential Questions
How do readers’ know what to believe in what they read, hear, and view?
How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary text?
How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
What is this text really about?
- How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
- How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary texts?
- What is this text really about?
- How do readers know what to believe in what they read, hear, and view?
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Final 05/31/2013