Opinions and Facts: A Writing Project for Elementary Students
Opinions and Facts: A Writing Project for Elementary Students Hey Students! Did you ever experience something so out-of-this-world that you just had to tell someone about it? Sometimes it is difficult to describe to someone everything that happened so that that person really understands everything you experienced. Let’s do a writing project together to helps us tell about what we know using both facts and opinions. First, let’s talk about what is a fact and what is an opinion. An OPINION is how you express your feelings or unique point of view regarding a subject. On the other hand, a FACT is a statement of information. Opinions can be arguable. Facts, in general, are not arguable. For example, let’s look at this picture of a kitten: If I say, “This is a white and grey kitten lying on a pink blanket next to a white flower.” All of those statements are facts, not opinions. There is no argument. But if I say “This adorable kitten is lying on a pretty blank