The library opens at 8:30 a.m. on weekdays.
fact
A timetable or notice board can verify this statement.
Example: This is a fact because it can be checked.
Tell the difference between a checkable fact and a personal opinion, then look for evidence that supports a claim.
Facts can be verified. Opinions can be argued for, but they still need evidence if the writer wants to sound convincing.
Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.
fact
A timetable or notice board can verify this statement.
Example: This is a fact because it can be checked.
opinion
People may agree or disagree based on experience.
Example: This is an opinion.
evidence
These details are used to support the opinion.
Example: Evidence gives reasons for a claim.
analysis
Explain both the type of claim and the support.
Example: Opinion plus evidence is common in persuasive writing.
These next steps stay in the same stage so the child does not get sent backward.
Read two related texts and combine their ideas into one clearer explanation.
Identify what a writer is trying to prove, the reasons offered, and the evidence used to support those …
Compare how trustworthy different sources seem and notice when a source may be biased or incomplete.