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Critical Analysis: Fact or Opinion?

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		MINI-LESSON: Fact and Opinion Students will identify fact and opinion in a news story. Additional resources available at www.timeforkids.com

• Thinking Out Loud: Recognizing Fact, Opinion and Tone in a Times Blog
  In this lesson, students share opinions about whether a series of statements are facts or opinions. They then read and analyze blogs published in The Times on the Web in order to understand the use of fact, opinion, and tone of voice.
  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20070712thursday.html
• Believe It or Not?
  This lesson challenges students to create a set of tips that could help consumers tell the difference between factual claims and opinions and thus make smart choices.
  http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM647&page=teacher
• A Way with Words: Exploring the Roles of Fact and Opinion in Relaying the News
  In this lesson, students evaluate how facts and opinions function in relaying the news and consider the media's responsibilities in reporting during wartime.
  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20011018thursday.html
• Martin Luther King Jr.: A Fact or Opinion Activity
  A brief biography of Martin Luther King Jr. reinforces students' understanding of the difference between fact and opinion.
  http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/02/lp248-01.shtml
• Fact vs. Opinion (Part I)
  Students will be introduced to the difference between facts and opinions. They will practice determining which statements are facts and which are opinions.
  http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/LP/LA/fact_vs_opinion_part_I.htm
• Fact or Opinion (pdf)
  This seven-page PDF file contains a lesson plan for teaching students about fact and opinion. Students will also learn how to evaluate the information they find on the internet.
  http://www.masterteacher.com/excerpts/pdf/1775.pdf

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