PR-6219UK Reading for Success - Book 4

Comprehension
Monitoring comprehension activities – 2
Fact or opinion
Materials
• paper and marker • copies of pages 132–133 • pencils
1. Ask the pupils to think about facts about a topic, such as rainy days. List some examples on paper.
• The sky is grey.
• Clouds are in the sky.
• Many people carry umbrellas to stay dry.
• Usually you have to stay indoors at break and lunch.
2. Have pupils think about their personal feelings about rainy days such as:
• Rainy days feel cosy. • Rainy days are my favourite days.
• I love lightning and thunder. • It is fun to watch the rain pour down from the sky.
• Rainy days make me feel sad. • Rainy days are my least favourite days.
3. Explain to pupils that facts are true statements. Review the list in step 1 and point out that each of
the sentences are true.
4. Then draw their attention to the list in step 2. Point out that these statements are not true for
everyone. These are personal feelings and they are called opinions.
5. Have pupils practise identifying and creating facts and opinions by completing pages 132–133.
Facts and opinions
Materials
• board and chalk or whiteboard and markers • paper and pencils
• nonfiction reading material that contains some opinions
1. Explain to pupils that when reading nonfiction we encounter many facts or things that are true. We
also often encounter the author’s personal feelings or opinions.
Viewing sample
2. Write the following sentences on the board: Snow is white. Snow is cold. I love snow. Snow falls
from the sky.
3. Ask pupils to identify the sentences that are facts and the one sentence that represents a person’s
opinion.
4. Provide each pupil with nonfiction reading material.
5. Instruct pupils to read the text and list the facts and opinions on paper.
6. Have pupils work with partners to review their facts and opinions.
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