Unit 4

How Do Games Influence People?

Lesson 2

Reader's Notebook

Read with a Purpose

It can sometimes be difficult to identify whether a statement is a fact or an opinion.


A fact is an idea that is based on truth.  An opinion is what someone believes to be true.

Click each coloured row for information about the activity.

Complete the Before Reading section on the Reader’s Notebook: Read with a Purpose worksheet.


Decide whether each sentence is fact or opinion.




Document: Reader’s Notebook: Read with a Purpose
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  1. Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Read with a Purpose.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Reader’s Notebook: Read with a Purpose.

  3. Print the document.

Websites

Websites

This entire unit focuses on opinions, and it is important to be able to tell the difference between fact and opinion. For some extra practice go to:

Open Literacy in Action 5B to page 8 and read the title and the text that is in green. 


Answer the During Reading questions on the Reader’s Notebook: Read with a Purpose page.

Read the rest of page 8.

Answer Questions 1 to 4 in the After Reading section on the Readers Notebook: Read with a Purpose page.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Scan the document to your computer.
  2. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  3. Name your Reader's Notebook: Read with a Purpose file in this format: jsmith_readwithpurpose and save the file to your Documents folder.

Think About It


  • Whose opinion do you listen to or read most often? Why?
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.