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Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?

Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?. Fact and Opinion Lesson Unit 3, Lesson 11 Day # 1. Objectives for Today. Students will identify facts and opinions . Students will ask questions to determine whether statements are facts or opinions. Fact.

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Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?

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  1. Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? Fact and Opinion Lesson Unit 3, Lesson 11 Day # 1 Created by: M. Christoff, Enrichment Specialist, Field Local Schools

  2. Objectives for Today • Students will identify facts and opinions. • Students will ask questions to determine whether statements are facts or opinions.

  3. Fact • A factis a statement that can be proven true or false.

  4. Opinion • An Opinionis a statement that tells a thought, feeling, or belief.

  5. Question • The reader should question himself or herself about the selection before, during, and after reading.

  6. Identifying Facts and Opinions • are important to understanding information texts.

  7. Facts • Readers can verify facts by checking a reference source.

  8. Opinions • An opinion will tell thoughts, feelings, or beliefs. • They can not be verified.

  9. The Stamp Act(Projectable 12.2) • The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament. All papers that were sold or paid for in the American colonies were taxed.

  10. The Stamp Act(Projectable 11.2) • This included legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, and cards. This tax was unfair to the colonists. The people in Britain were deciding

  11. The Stamp Act(Projectable 12.2) • taxes the colonists would have to pay. People should decide for themselves what kinds of taxes they pay. All people should have

  12. The Stamp Act(Projectable 11.2) • proper representation in the government so their opinions can be heard. As a result of their unhappiness, many colonists

  13. The Stamp Act(Projectable 11.2) • refused to pay the stamp tax. They rioted and burned the stamps. England was completely surprised by the reaction. The government

  14. The Stamp Act(Projectable 11.2) • repealed the unfair law because of this reaction.

  15. Think Aloud (Fact and Opinion) • The passage states that the Stamp Act was passed in 1765. I can prove this statement is true or false by checking it in a history book, so I’ll write it in the facts column.

  16. Asking Questions • While reading can help the reader distinguish a fact from an opinion, ask yourself whether the statement can be agreed or disagreed with.

  17. Think Aloud • This passage states that the tax was unfair. Can this statement be checked in a reference book?

  18. Think Aloud • No, it cannot. • Can readers agree or disagree with the statement?

  19. Think Aloud • Yes, they can. • The answers to my questions tell me that the statement is an opinion.

  20. Use a T-Chart to show Facts and Opinions(Projectable 12.2)

  21. Use a T-Chart to show Facts and Opinions(Projectable 12.2)

  22. Use a T-Chart to show Facts and Opinions(Projectable 12.2)

  23. Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? Fact and Opinion Lesson Unit 3, Lesson 11 Day # 2 Created by: M. Christoff, Enrichment Specialist, Field Local Schools

  24. Objectives for Today • Students will identify facts and opinions. • Students will ask questions to determine whether statements are facts or opinions.

  25. Fact • A factis a specific statement that can be proven true or false.

  26. Opinion • An Opinionis a statement that tells a thought, feeling, or belief. They can not be proven true or false.

  27. Question • The reader should question himself or herself about the selection before, during, and after reading.

  28. Identifying Facts and Opinions • Writers often give reasons to support opinions, since they can not be proven.

  29. Identifying Facts and Opinions • Sometimes writers will use facts to support their opinions.

  30. Facts • Readers can verify facts by checking a reference source.

  31. Opinions • An opinion will tell thoughts, feelings, or beliefs. • They can not be verified.

  32. Use A T-chart To Show Facts And OpinionsFrom Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?

  33. Use A T-chart To Show Facts And OpinionsFrom Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?

  34. Use A T-chart To Show Facts And OpinionsFrom Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?

  35. Use A T-chart To Show Facts And OpinionsFrom Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?

  36. Reread page 306 (Fact and Opinion) • A T-Chart helps to organize opinions and supporting facts. • An opinion is supported by facts and answers the side posed by the author.

  37. Think Aloud (Fact and Opinion) • The text states that England had just fought an expensive war and needed to raise money. I know this is a fact because it can be proven true or false.

  38. Think Aloud (Fact and Opinion) • It is also a fact that the war was fought on American soil. The is one fact that King George used to support his opinion, so it can be written in the facts column.

  39. Question • What was King George’s opinion about taxing the colonists? What facts did he use to support his opinion? (King George, p. 306)

  40. What was King George’s opinion about taxing the colonists? What facts did he use to support his opinion? (King George p. 306)

  41. Question • What was the colonists’ opinion about being taxed? What facts did they give to support their opinion? (King George, p. 307)

  42. What was the colonists’ opinion about being taxed? What facts did they give to support their opinion? (King George, p. 307)

  43. Question • What kind of opinion is more convincing: one that is supported by facts or one that is supported by opinions? Use examples from Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? (pp. 306-314)

  44. Use A T-chart To Show What Kind of Opinion is More Convincing One Based on Facts or OpinionsFrom Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George, pp. 306-314?

  45. An Opinion Based On Factsis More Convincing. • For example, the Stamp Act was unfair because it was a tax that the colonies were not allowed representation to vote for or against these taxes.

  46. Fact • A factis a specific statement that can be proven true or false.

  47. Opinion • An Opinionis a statement that tells a thought, feeling, or belief. They can not be proven true or false.

  48. Question • The reader should question himself or herself about the selection before, during, and after you read.

  49. Identifying Facts and Opinions • Writers often give reasons to support opinions, since they can not be proven.

  50. Identifying Facts and Opinions • Sometimes writers will use facts to support their opinions.

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