Name: Tara Sims
Email: tara.sims@eagles.usm.edu
Phone Number: 228-697-8292
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Introduction
How do you tell the difference between a fact and an opinion? You will be answering this central question while you go through this WebQuest.
When we read stories and articles, we sort through a lot of information. How do we tell if that information is true or not? What strategies can you use in order to figure out if it is fact or opinion? What does it mean to have an opinion? Is it ok to have an opinion about something? Which are better facts or opinions? Think about these statements: -The sky is blue. -Dogs make the best pets. -Leaves change colors in the fall. -Grapes are a type of fruit. -Grapes are the best fruit. -Math is cool. Which are facts and which are opinions? Do you know the difference? Does it matter? This is what we will be discovering in our WebQuest.
Task
There are six parts to the task:
1. Conduct the background research.
2. Take an online quiz.
3. Write a fact and opinion paragraph
4. Obtain peer review of your document.
5. Use the evaluation rubric to self-score your document.
6. Submit your fact and opinion paragraph for a grade.
Process
The Process
- Conduct the background research.
Understanding the difference between fact and opinion can be very tricky. Use the following sites to help you research to learn about the difference between the two.
Web Site
- Study Zone: Fact and Opinion
Game
- PBS Kids: Binky’s Facts and Opinions
- Take an online quiz.
You will be completing an online quiz so you can test your understanding of the difference between fact and opinion. Click here to complete the quiz. Write down your score and give it to your teacher to check.
- Write a fact and opinion paragraph
Your task is to write a fact and opinions paragraph about your favorite food. In this paragraph, you must include three facts and three opinions about your favorite food.
Before you write your paragraph, watch this BrainPop to help you structure your paragraph.
Your topic sentence should grab the reader’s attention. In your supporting details, you need to provide three facts and three opinions about your favorite food. Your closing sentence needs you summarize what your paragraph included.
- Obtain peer review of your document.
Give your paragraph to at least two peers. Have them proofread your paragraph for you. Make sure they can locate at least three facts and three opinions in your paragraph.
Evaluation
- Use the evaluation rubric to self-score your document.
The evaluation rubric is in the next section of this WebQuest.
- Submit your fact and opinion paragraph for a grade.
Conclusion
Conclusion:
In this WebQuest, you studied the differences between a fact and opinion. You learned what a fact is and you learned what an opinion is. When you read why is it important to know the difference between the two? Could knowing more information about the author help you decide if what you are reading is fact or opinion? You should be able to identify facts and opinion in read and use them in your own writing now. Facts and opinion are very powerful make sure you have them straight!
Credits
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http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/jennifermeeker/502/webquest/process.html
iRubric
Assure Model Lesson Plan