Module 3: Strength in Facing Challenges Date:

Lesson III: Fact and Opinion

Curriculum Area: English Author: Ms. Martha Andrea L. Patco

Grade Level: Grade 8 Author Contact: 09078544549
Time Required: 60 minutes Instructional Groupings:
Level Standard: The students demonstrate communicative competence through his/her
Standards: understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other text types for a deeper appreciation of
Philippine culture and those of other countries.
Content Standard: The students find out how critical understanding and appreciation for
Afro-Asian literary pieces can help them recognize the temperament and psyche of Arab and
Israeli neighbors in response to the challenges of modernity.
Performance Standard: The students create an interactive feedback blog on literary pieces.
Lesson PS: Distinguish between facts and opinions.
Materials: visual aids
As a result of this lesson/unit, students will:
Know: Differentiate factual and opinionated sentences.
Understand: Evaluate facts and opinion in the paragraphs given.
Do: Formulate a short paragraph using facts from their peers and their own opinion.
1. Daily Routine
 Prayer
 Vocabulary
Steps in the Lesson  Word of Wisdom
 Journal Sharing
2. Motivation
The teacher presents a paragraph and asks students what they think about the
highlighted and underlined phrases.

There are many different ways to invest your money to provide for a financially secured
future. Many people invest in stocks and bonds, but I think good old-fashioned savings
accounts and CDs (certificates of deposit) are the best way to invest your hard-earned
money. Stocks and bonds are often risky, and it doesn’t make sense to risk losing money you’ve
worked so hard for. True, regular savings accounts and CDs can’t make you a millionaire
overnight or provide the high returns some stock investments do. But by the same token, savings
accounts and CDs are fully insured and provide steady, secure interest on your money. That
makes a whole lot of cents.

*What have you noticed about the underlined sentence? the highlighted phrase?
*What is the difference between the two?
*What is a fact? How do you arrive at facts?
*How does a fact differ from an opinion? Can an opinion be proven?

The teacher leads the discussion to the definition of Fact and Opinion.
3. Discussion
Fact and Opinion
Facts are:
 things known for certain to have happened
 things known for certain to be true
 things known for certain to exist
Opinions are:
 things believed for certain to have happened
 things believed for certain to be true
 things believed for certain to exist

The teacher uses the paragraph from the previous activity to distinguish other facts and
 opinions from it.
4. Seatwork:
Directions: Write Fact or Opinion for each sentence.
1. The Academy Awards honor the film industry. (Fact)
2. The Academy Awards are always fun to watch. (Opinion)
3. More independent films should win Academy awards. (Opinion)
4. The Academy Awards are an annual event. (Fact)
5. Best Director is the most interesting Academy Award category. (Opinion)
5. Task 1:
Directions: Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions.
Outdoor Movies
The best way to see a movie is at a drive-in theater. These outdoor theaters had their
beginnings in 1933 in Riverton, New Jersey. Richard Hollingshead, Jr., set up a movie screen in
front of his garage. Later that year he opened a real drive-in theater in the town of Camden. This
theater had room for 400 cars. What a clever idea!
1. Write fact or opinion.
FACT a. This movie theater had room for 400 cars.
OPINION b. The best way to see a movie is at a drive-in theater.
FACT c. These outdoor theaters had their beginnings in 1933 in Riverton, New
Jersey.
2. Write another opinion from the paragraph.

An Unusual Race
Many places have boat races. But the town of Rieti in Italy has a washtub race. What a
silly event! The race takes place on the Velino River. The racers, all men, kneel in the tubs.
They use oars to paddle. If a racer isn’t careful, the tub tips over. Also, if a racer doesn’t paddle
correctly, the tub spins around. In my opinion, you have to be a good sport for this race.
1. Write fact or opinion.
FACT a. The race takes place on the Velino River.
OPINION b. What a silly event!
FACT c. The racers, all men, kneel in the tubs.
2. Write another opinion from the paragraph.
6. Task 3: (Output)
Directions: Look for a partner. Ask him/her five (5) facts about them and list down
another five (5) of your own opinion. Write a short paragraph using the facts and
opinions that you have.
Closure/ WRAP-UP Quiz:
Activity Directions: Write FACT or OPINION.
1. Wolves are highly social animals with a pack structure based on dominance hierarchy.
2. Wolves are an endangered or threatened species in the lower 48 states because of deliberate
and systematic extermination by humans.
3. Wolves and wolf hybrids are not wise choices as family pets.
4. Many tourists have reacted positively to the experience of seeing wolves in Yellowstone
National Park.
5. Wolves should be reintroduced to all U.S. public lands that provide a large enough range to
support a population.
6. Captive breeding programs and Species Survival Plans are necessary to keep the red wolf
(Canis rufus) and the Mexican wolf (a subspecies of Canis lupis) from becoming extinct.
7. Wolves are often portrayed as villains and savage predators in stories, myths and legends.
8. Stories, myths and legends that portray wolves in negative ways are harmful to children.
9. Wolves sometimes kill livestock.
10. Wolves will return to their former habitats in northeastern states on their own if they are
protected.