{"id":7365,"date":"2024-01-29T00:06:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T05:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7365"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:50:08","slug":"distinguishing-fact-from-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7365","title":{"rendered":"Distinguishing Fact from Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7365\" class=\"elementor elementor-7365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-490668a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"490668a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eeb4ba\" data-id=\"0eeb4ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd22eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd22eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fact-and-opinion.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22278\" alt=\"Fact and Opinion\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fact-and-opinion.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fact-and-opinion-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fact-and-opinion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fact-and-opinion-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fact-and-opinion-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fact-and-opinion-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fba1a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fba1a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"464\">Let\u2019s be honest: if you&#8217;ve ever had a student say, \u201cPizza is the best vegetable,\u201d you already know the line between <strong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"408\">fact<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"424\">opinion<\/strong> is a little blurry in upper elementary.<\/p><p data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"657\">But now more than ever\u2014between clickbait headlines, viral TikToks, and that one kid who swears sloths can outrun cheetahs\u2014it\u2019s crucial to teach students how to <em data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"636\">actually<\/em> tell the difference.<\/p><p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"822\">This blog post is packed with ready-to-use activities and strategies to help your students master this important skill. So, grab the handout and let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f76da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f76da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this blog post, I provide practical activities and strategies to equip students with the essential skill of distinguishing fact from opinion. Start by getting the handout with printables and links discussed in the post.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceebd61 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ceebd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-skills\/Fact-Opinion\/factopinion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c24043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c24043\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27874dd\" data-id=\"27874dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad786f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad786f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Activities to Teach Fact and Opinion<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc03c1f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bc03c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#2c2c2c;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider 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100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(--divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing{--divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider--bg-round{--divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a288b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7a288b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img class=\"emoji pinit-hover\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-jpibfi-indexer=\"0\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=20848\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"How to Teach Meter and Rhythm in Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" \/> Activity 1: Facts, Opinions&#8230; and &#8220;I Just Like It&#8221;<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67332c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67332c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e231f4a\" data-id=\"e231f4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760d13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"760d13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-skills\/Fact-Opinion\/fact-and-opinion-6.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Students to Distinguish Fact from Opinion\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c16f5ea\" data-id=\"c16f5ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9384b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9384b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1005\">Start things off with an organizer that breaks down three key categories:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1156\"><li data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1047\"><p data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1047\"><strong data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1017\">Facts<\/strong> (provable and evidence-based)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1094\"><p data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1094\"><strong data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1062\">Opinions<\/strong> (personal judgments or beliefs)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1156\"><p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1156\"><strong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1112\">Preferences<\/strong> (the \u201cI just like pineapple on pizza\u201d type)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1342\">The handout includes a few versions to help you differentiate, because let\u2019s face it\u2014not all students can spot the difference between \u201cMy dog is fluffy\u201d and \u201cFluffy dogs are the best.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ee68f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ee68f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be5faaa\" data-id=\"be5faaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf2b5c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aaf2b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71da542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71da542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img class=\"emoji pinit-hover\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-jpibfi-indexer=\"0\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=20848\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"How to Teach Meter and Rhythm in Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" \/>\u00a0Activity 2: Anchor Chart<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d81ff4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d81ff4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-430fceb\" data-id=\"430fceb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1437\">If you love a good anchor chart, this one\u2019s for you.<\/p><p data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1510\">Teach students how to spot opinions in the wild using three easy clues:<\/p><ol data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1766\"><li data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1637\"><p data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1637\"><strong data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1531\">Extreme words<\/strong> like <em data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1565\">always, never, worst, best<\/em> (If a student uses the word \u201cepic,\u201d there\u2019s a 99% chance it\u2019s opinion.)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1699\"><p data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1699\"><strong data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1665\">Descriptive language<\/strong> that sounds a little too dramatic<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1766\"><p data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1766\"><strong data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1724\">Emotional appeals<\/strong> (\u201cThis ice cream will change your life!\u201d)<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1872\">You&#8217;ll be surprised how often they start spotting opinion-based phrases&#8230; even in their own writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d09643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d09643\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba61fec\" data-id=\"ba61fec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be9eec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2be9eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c163c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c163c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img class=\"emoji pinit-hover\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-jpibfi-indexer=\"0\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=20848\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"How to Teach Meter and Rhythm in Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" \/>\u00a0Activity 3: YouTube<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1f70d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1f70d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eea989\" data-id=\"7eea989\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b2448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" 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data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/1Ngkj2Lx-Ks?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-c9b2448&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcLzFOZ2tqMkx4LUtzP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkJnN0YXJ0JmVuZCZ3bW9kZT1vcGFxdWUmbG9vcD0wJmNvbnRyb2xzPTEmbXV0ZT0wJnJlbD0wJm1vZGVzdGJyYW5kaW5nPTAiLCJtb2RhbE9wdGlvbnMiOnsiaWQiOiJlbGVtZW50b3ItbGlnaHRib3gtYzliMjQ0OCIsImVudHJhbmNlQW5pbWF0aW9uIjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fdGFibGV0IjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwidmlkZW9Bc3BlY3RSYXRpbyI6IjE2OSJ9fQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-skills\/Fact-Opinion\/video.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Brain Pop\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video about Brain Pop\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play Video about Brain Pop<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ad1f73\" data-id=\"2ad1f73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258a598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"258a598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1921\" data-end=\"2092\">Let Tim from BrainPOP (UK edition!) charm your students into understanding fact vs. opinion with a short, entertaining video. British accents = instant credibility, right?<\/p><p data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2184\">The clip is clear, engaging, and surprisingly effective for helping kids finally \u201cget it.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6f77cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6f77cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf644d6\" data-id=\"cf644d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1e4db elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cd1e4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d96d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d96d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img class=\"emoji pinit-hover\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-jpibfi-indexer=\"0\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=20848\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"How to Teach Meter and Rhythm in Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" \/>\u00a0Activity 4: Anchor Chart and Flowchart<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b47a422 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b47a422\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8fe100\" data-id=\"d8fe100\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4849d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4849d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-skills\/Fact-Opinion\/fact-and-opinion-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Students to Distinguish Fact from Opinion\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7c2a5\" data-id=\"bf7c2a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6953a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6953a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2241\" data-end=\"2307\">Time to bring out the big guns: an anchor chart <em data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2294\">and<\/em> a flowchart.<\/p><p data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2475\">This activity walks students through a series of yes\/no questions to figure out if a statement is a fact or opinion. It&#8217;s like a lie detector test, but for sentences.<\/p><p data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2574\">\u2714\ufe0f Are there strong feelings involved?<br data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2518\" \/>\u2714\ufe0f Any extreme or vague language?<br data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2554\" \/>\u2714\ufe0f Can it be proven?<\/p><p data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2697\">Print the student version from the handout so they can keep it handy. Trust me\u2014they\u2019ll use it more than their lunch menu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d2264 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"59d2264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ded5a71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ded5a71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bfcd24\" data-id=\"0bfcd24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f551f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f551f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img class=\"emoji pinit-hover\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-jpibfi-indexer=\"0\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=20848\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"How to Teach Meter and Rhythm in Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" \/>\u00a0Activity 5: Media Analysis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6c06c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6c06c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8586a18\" data-id=\"8586a18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e774a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e774a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-skills\/Fact-Opinion\/fact-and-opinion-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Students to Distinguish Fact from Opinion\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3455c55\" data-id=\"3455c55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8474d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8474d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2738\" data-end=\"2785\">Because memes are basically the new newspapers.<\/p><p data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2977\">Show students media clips, images, or social posts and have them dissect which parts are factual and which are purely opinion. Sprinkle in a little media bias discussion to round things out.<\/p><p data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"3087\">It&#8217;s eye-opening\u2014and kind of fun\u2014to see what students pick up on when you turn them into mini media critics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f9f690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f9f690\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-654422c\" data-id=\"654422c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2467d26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2467d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fcc292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fcc292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img class=\"emoji pinit-hover\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-jpibfi-indexer=\"0\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=20848\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"How to Teach Meter and Rhythm in Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" \/>\u00a0Activity 6: Fact and Opinion Activities on the Web<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9644c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9644c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba7ed73\" data-id=\"ba7ed73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1b1c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e1b1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-skills\/Fact-Opinion\/fact-and-opinion-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Students to Distinguish Fact from Opinion\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5fbd2c\" data-id=\"e5fbd2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ffd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0ffd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3152\" data-end=\"3207\">Let students test their skills with these online tools:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3384\"><li data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3244\"><p data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3244\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roomrecess.com\/mobile\/FactAndOpinion\/play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Room Recess: Fact or Opinion<\/a><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3245\" data-end=\"3277\"><p data-start=\"3247\" data-end=\"3277\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quia.com\/pop\/12709.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quia Fact or Opinion Game<\/a><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3318\"><p data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3318\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reviewgamezone.com\/game.php?id=12387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fact vs. Opinion Games Collection<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3386\" data-end=\"3506\">You\u2019ll find these linked in the handout, too\u2014easy to access and great for centers, early finishers, or digital practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8bf1d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e8bf1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d33547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d33547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3536\" data-end=\"3695\">Teaching fact and opinion isn\u2019t just about acing a test\u2014it\u2019s about giving students the tools to 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Plus, once they get the hang of it, you\u2019ll hear things like:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3876\"><p data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3876\">\u201cWait, that\u2019s an opinion, not a fact!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3924\">&#8230;and that\u2019s music to any ELA teacher\u2019s ears.<\/p><p data-start=\"3926\" data-end=\"3984\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong data-start=\"3929\" data-end=\"3965\">Grab the free handout here.<\/strong><br data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"3968\" \/>You&#8217;ve got this!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc74d04 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc74d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-skills\/Fact-Opinion\/factopinion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6852ae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6852ae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a173ab\" data-id=\"2a173ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9b78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a9b78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58d632d\" data-id=\"58d632d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s be honest: if you&#8217;ve ever had a student say, \u201cPizza is the best vegetable,\u201d you already know the line between fact and opinion is a little blurry in upper elementary. 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