ELA-Bias-Facts-PR

Author's Bias-Fact and Opinion - Facts - Professional Resources
//Why & How I Teach With Historical Fiction,// Tarrry Lindquist, [] This article includes a rationale for using historical fiction to teach social studies concepts. Print resource suggestions are included. The last part of the article lists a number of strategies and activities for teaching the difference between facts and opinions.

[] A variety of graphic organizers that can be printed out to help students discern between fact and opinion.
 * // Enchanted Learning, //**

[] This is an entire 3rd grade lesson that focuses around the study of red wolves. Many different learning objectives are involved, including fact vs. opinion. Specific book resources are included in the lesson. Teachers may want to use this lesson as a template for using other subjects to differentiate between fact and opinion.
 * // The Big, Bad Red Wolf: Fact and Fantasy, //**

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