Independent Practice: Fact Vs. Opinion Lesson

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4 questions

Read the last paragraph of The Future of Music Program: 

The school board wants to eliminate these programs. I am aware the city and county are both broke, and that all municipal programs are suffering from the hard economic times, but this can easily be rectified by a freeze on salaries for school board members and district administrators. Why should we allow them to take annual raises when the money comes from our children’s future?

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Independent Practice: Fact Vs. Opinion Lesson

Last updated over 5 years ago

4 questions

Read the last paragraph of The Future of Music Program: 

The school board wants to eliminate these programs. I am aware the city and county are both broke, and that all municipal programs are suffering from the hard economic times, but this can easily be rectified by a freeze on salaries for school board members and district administrators. Why should we allow them to take annual raises when the money comes from our children’s future?

Answer the following: 

Fact or opinion: The school board wants to eliminate these programs.

Final Assessment: 

Fact or Opinion: I am aware the city and county are both broke, and that all municipal programs are suffering from the hard economic times, but this can easily be rectified by a freeze on salaries for school board members and district administrators.

Fact or Opinion: Why should we allow them to take annual raises when the money comes from our children’s future?

Match the sentences with the correct option: is it a fact or an opinion?

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
All the mindless messages we send to each other on a daily basis create a false sense of closeness.		opinion
) The Internet is the most useful tool that exists today.		fact
Service providers can use texts to notify cell phone users about promotions and payment due dates.		opinion
People are able to instantly communicate their thoughts on things from a long checkout line in front of them to breaking news events.		opinion
Technology has changed our lives.		fact
People should email less and handwrite more.		fact
Social networking sites are a waste of time.		opinion
) The text message, the email, the instant message—they’re all quick ways for us to contact each other.		fact