Intensive Reading: Fact and Opinion

Syllabus: CBC * Grade 5 * English * Strand 6.0 Reading * Sub-strand 6.2 Intensive Reading: Fact and Opinion (Theme: Sports and Games)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Distinguish between facts and opinions in a text.
• Identify clue words that often signal an opinion.
• Respond correctly to factual and inferential questions about a text.

Summary

In this topic, you will read a short sports report and practise telling the difference between facts, which can be proven, and opinions, which are personal beliefs or feelings.