1. TEST Sharpen Pencils

2. Distinguishing Fact From Opinion
Knowing what is true or false

3. Agenda Test Bell Activity Word Study
Fact from Opinion in Film or Documentary
Fact from Opinion in a written article
Exit Ticket

4. Cool Bell ringers
Swag or Smarts
Complete the prompt below, you must respond in 5 or more complete sentences.
Which of these do you think is most important for success in life? Explain your answer.

5. Word Study Warm Up – Prefixes & the latin root vert or verse
PRACTICE: Combine a prefix from the chart with Vert or Vers(e) to form words to complete each of these sentences. The spelling may vary, you may use your cell phone for a definition if necessary.
1. If you back up a car, you put it in_________
2. A person who is very outgoing is known as a(n)_____________________.
3. If you don’t want to watch a scary movie, you can _________ your eyes.
4. To cross a desert, you must ________ a lot of sand.
Prefixes used with vert, verse
Meaning
Ab- , a-
Away from
Extra - , extro
outside
Re -
Again; back
Trans-, tra-
across

6. Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Todays Notes:
Opinion: is a statment of personal claim
Factual Claim: is a main idea that can be proved from evidence such as facts or expert sources
Common Assertion – A statement that many people assume to be true, but which is not neccesarily so.
Loaded Lanuguage: words that are strongly positive or negative.
Tips for Factual Claims: look at what the experts are saying. Look at the statistics.

7. Can you tell Fact From Opinion
List It
Choose a movie or a book you have enjoyed that features animals or natural events.
For each movie or book, list 3 details that were included, explaining whether they’re true or not?

8. Distinguishing Fact from Opinion in Film
Video 1 – Free Willy
In the movie, what do you think is an actual fact about a whale?
What do you think Hollywood made up about the whale and why do you think you know this?

9. Video 2: The National Geographic The Great White Shark
Take notes on all of the statistics or numbers, such as weight and height. Also name something an expert says.
After watching the video, what factual claims can you make? How do you know?
Which parts do think are opinions?

10. Can the following be proven?
The secret life Pets
Video 3
Animals: Fact versus Opinion
Can the following be proven?
1. Which part is actually true about animals when they are left at home alone?
Which parts do you think are the opinions of man or Hollywood?

11. Page 926 Write the Question: # 1-3
After Reading
Page 926
Write the Question: # 1-3

12. Factual Claim or Opinion
During Reading
Types of Evidence
Examples
Factual Claim
Opinion
Commonplace Assertion

13. Exit Ticket
How do you know if something is fact or opinion in a text or documentary?
2. True or False, loaded language, are words that are strongly positive or negative.
3. Yes or No, a factual claim is a statement that can be proved from evidence.
4. What is an opinion?