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Horse Heroes Day 1
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How can people and animals
work as a team?
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Resourceful Re-source-ful
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Words to Know vast infested quicksand landslide ambition resistance
roamed rickety
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something for which you have a strong desire
infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed ambition something for which you have a strong desire
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A very deep, wet sand that can swallow people or animals
quicksand infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed A very deep, wet sand that can swallow people or animals
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Covered by something harmful
infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed infested Covered by something harmful
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Went about with no special aim or plain; wandered
roamed infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed Went about with no special aim or plain; wandered
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Mass of earth or rock that slides down a steep slope
infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed landslide Mass of earth or rock that slides down a steep slope
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vast Very great, immense infested landslide resistance rickety vast
quicksand ambition roamed vast Very great, immense
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Thing or act that resists, opposing force, opposition
resistance infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed Thing or act that resists, opposing force, opposition
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Liable to fall down or break, shaky, weak
infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed rickety Liable to fall down or break, shaky, weak
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Examples: Bella’s ball The principal’s pen Dante’s car A fireman’s umbrella Henry’s phone The athlete’s shoes
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Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
Facts A statement of fact can be proved true or false by looking in a reference book, asking an expert, or using your own knowledge and experience. Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. Monkeys are mammals.
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Opinions A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or judgment. It often contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with the words In my opinion or I believe. Bananas are the best fruit on a summer day. She is the coolest girl in school!
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Is this statement a fact or an opinion?
It seemed for a moment as if the horses were keeping time to the music. It cannot be proven true or false. It uses “seemed” which is a judgment word. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact
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It cannot be proven true or false. It involves a belief or judgment.
Waking lumberjacks is a more difficult job than keeping up with a payroll. It cannot be proven true or false. It involves a belief or judgment. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact
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Marvin of the Great North Woods is a biography.
This can be proven. A person could use knowledge of what a biography is to prove that this story is a biography. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact
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Here in the great north woods all was still and white.
This can be proven. A person could be in the great north woods and check to see if it were still and white. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact
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The great north woods was the best place for Marvin.
It cannot be proven true or false. It involves a belief or judgment. Notice that “best” is one of words that signals an opinion. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Fact Opinion
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