Fact or Opinion

Cyber Exchange for Educators Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: Fact or Opinion

5th

Subjects

Reading Language Arts

Overview

Students will identify facts and opinions.

Time Frame
20 minutes

Objectives

In this lesson, students will:

Distinguish the difference of fact and opinion
Create statements that are facts or opinions
Be able to work cooperatively with another class to give and receive statements of fact and opinion.

Materials

ICQ (http://www.mirabilis.com)

Procedure

The teacher will contact another classroom to join in the lesson on ICQ.
The teacher will discuss the difference between fact and opinion with the students and the students will practice.
Then, after practice time, the teacher will ask the students participate in giving and receiving fact and opinion statements over ICQ chat.
The classes will decide who goes first and they will give their statement.
The other class will respond with the answer of fact or opinion.
Then the other class takes its turn.
Teachers can decide if they want to keep score.

National Standards Addressed by this Lesson

Improved student achievement through the use of technology as a tool to enhance the reading curriculum.

State Standards Addressed by this Lesson

State of the art technology will be used to improve curriculum.
Utilize sources of information including technological tools.
Improve comprehension by interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating written text.

For additional relevant information, visit the following Web sites:

Title1: ICQ

Description: Download site for free ICQ communication software

Author(s) Contact Information

Name Stacey Dooley
Dandridge Elementary http://207.125.93.3/des.htm

Letitia Britt
White Pine School http://207.125.93.3/wps.htm