Fact vs opinion

EnglishReading ComprehensionAges 10–11

Distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion in texts, recognising how authors blend factual information with subjective viewpoints

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Separate a checkable claim from an opinion and ask what evidence would verify it.

Activity

Can discuss the supplied example in an accessible mode; adapt directions without supplying the target answer.

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Check the learner can follow the model with support before moving on. Source prerequisite ordering is not learner mastery; return to prerequisite work when needed.

All news snippets and records here are fictional classroom examples. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.

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partial: Distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion in texts, recognising how authors blend factual information with subjective viewpoints
Fictional short news-style text is not a real newspaper article; external journalism transfer is pending.
partial: Identify and label statements as fact or opinion in a newspaper article
Fictional short news-style text is not a real newspaper article; external journalism transfer is pending.
partial: Explain why a statement is a fact by citing verifiable evidence or why it is an opinion
Fictional short news-style text is not a real newspaper article; external journalism transfer is pending.
partial: Recognise persuasive techniques that present opinions as if they were facts
Fictional short news-style text is not a real newspaper article; external journalism transfer is pending.
partial: When {{name}} reads a newspaper article or non-fiction text, can they point out which parts are facts and which parts are the author's opinions — and explain how they can tell the difference?
Fictional short news-style text is not a real newspaper article; external journalism transfer is pending.

Fictional short news-style text is not a real newspaper article; external journalism transfer is pending.

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Identify and label statements as fact or opinion in a newspaper article
Explain why a statement is a fact by citing verifiable evidence or why it is an opinion
Recognise persuasive techniques that present opinions as if they were facts

“When your child reads a newspaper article or non-fiction text, can they point out which parts are facts and which parts are the author's opinions — and explain how they can tell the difference?”

Curriculum record

Type: Conceptual
Subject: English
Domain: Reading Comprehension
Age range: Ages 10–11

Standards

uk-nc-2013:Eng.UKS2.Read.Comp.4