Pawesome Facts and Opinions

Part of

• Reading Comprehension 2

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

• D3.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Evaluate a source by distinguishing between fact and opinion.
• D2.Civ.10.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Compare their own point of view with others’ perspectives.
• ELD-SI.4-12.Inform — Multilingual learners will… • Define and classify facts and interpretations; determine what is known vs. unknown • Report on explicit and inferred characteristics, patterns, or behavior • Describe the parts and wholes of a system • Sort, clarify, and summarize relationships • Summarize most important aspects of information

Alabama

• ELA21.2.34 — Differentiate between fact and opinion in a text.
• ELA21.3.25 — Identify statements in informational texts as facts or opinions.
• ELA21.3.25a — Use prior knowledge and/or details from the text to distinguish fact from opinion.
• ELA21.4.20c — Categorize statements in an article or other informational text as fact or opinion and give reasons for each choice.

Alaska

• RI.2.8 — Describe how reasons given support specific opinions the author states in a text.
• Distinguish between opinions and evidence in one’s own explanations.
• RI.1.8 — Identify the opinions an author states to support points in a text.

Arizona

• 3.W.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• 4.W.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
• Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in an explanation.

Arkansas

• 2.RC.13.RI — Explain how an author uses reasons/evidence to support main ideas in a text.
• 3.RC.6.RF — Demonstrate reading comprehension of age and grade-appropriate texts by speaking or writing.
• 4.RC.14.RI — Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support specific points in a text.

California

• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
• Distinguish between opinions and evidence in one’s own explanations.

Colorado

• RWC20-GR.5-S.2-GLE.2-EO.a.iv — Distinguish between fact and opinion, providing support for judgments made.
• RWC20-GR.5-S.2-GLE.1-EO.c.iv — Locate information to support opinions, predictions, inferences, and identification of the author’s message or theme.

Connecticut

• INQ.K–2.7 — Evaluate a source by distinguishing between facts and opinion.
• INQ 3–5.7 — Use distinctions between fact and opinion to determine the credibility of multiple sources.
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.

Delaware

• C.2.K-3a — Students will understand that respect for others, their opinions, and their property is a foundation of civil society in the United States. Grade 2
• Distinguish between opinions and evidence in one’s own explanations.

Florida

• ELA.2.R.2.4 — Explain an author’s opinion(s) and supporting evidence.
• ELA.K.R.2.4 — Explain the difference between opinions and facts about a topic.

Georgia

• ELAGSE3W1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• ELAGSE4W1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
• ELAGSE3W1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

Hawaii

• SS.3-5.2.1 — Determine whether a source is primarily fact or opinion
• SS.K-2.2.1 — Determine whether a source is primarily fact or opinion
• 4.W.1b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Idaho

• 3.RC.NF.6d — Explain the logical connection between particular facts and reasons in texts.
• 2.RC.L.6d — Describe how authors use facts and reasons to support specific points in texts.
• 3.RC.NF.6d — Explain how authors use evidence and reasons to support specific points in texts.

Illinois

• SS.3-5.IS.4 — Gather relevant information and distinguish between fact and opinion to determine credibility of multiple sources.
• SS.K-2.IS.4 — With guidance and support, evaluate a source by distinguishing between fact and opinion.
• SS.3-5.IS.4 — Gather relevant information and distinguish between fact and opinion to determine credibility of multiple sources.

Indiana

• 3.RC.9 — Distinguish between fact and opinion; explain how an author uses reasons and facts to support specific points in a text.
• 4.RC.8 — Distinguish between fact and opinion; explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support a statement or position (claim) in a text.

Iowa

• SS.2.3 — Determine if a source is primary or secondary and distinguish whether it is mostly fact or opinion.
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.

Kansas

• W.3.1.a — Know the difference between fact and opinion
• W.4.1.a — Know the difference between fact and opinion.
• W.4.1.c — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Kentucky

• Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in an explanation.
• 2.I.UE.2 — Determine whether the evidence in primary and secondary sources is fact or opinion.
• GP.R.8 — Students will delineate and evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency.
• C.4.1.c — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Louisiana

• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Maine

• R.10.3.a — Explain how an author or character uses reasons and evidence to support a claim in a text.
• R.9.3.b — Distinguish the reader’s personal point of view from that of the author of a text.

Maryland

• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
• SEP.7.3-5.2 — Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in an explanation.
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.

Massachusetts

• PS.4 — Analyze the purpose and point of view of each source; distinguish opinion from fact.

Michigan

• Individually and collaboratively, students evaluate a source by distinguishing between fact and opinion.
• Individually and collaboratively, students use distinctions among fact and opinion to determine the credibility of multiple sources.

Minnesota

• 3.2.7.1 — Ask relevant questions to distinguish fact from opinion.
• 4.1.6.3 — Identify fact and fiction/opinion in a text and place on a continuum of fact to fiction (e.g., informational text, memoir, historical fiction, fantasy).
• 3.2.4.2 — Write to persuade, blending opinion and facts that support the opinion.

Mississippi

• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Missouri

• 3.R.3.B.b — distinguish fact from opinion
• 4.R.3.C.a — distinguish fact from opinion in a text and explain how to verify what is a fact

Montana

• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
• W.4.9.b — Apply grade 4 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., "Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text").
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.

Nebraska

• LA.2.RI.6 — Explain an author’s opinion(s) and supporting evidence from the text.
• LA.3.RI.6 — Identify an author’s claim(s) and explain how the author supports the claim(s) in the text.
• LA.K.RI.6 — With prompting and support, explain the difference between facts and opinions about a topic.

Nevada

• Distinguish between opinions and evidence in one’s own explanations.
• Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in an explanation.
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.

New Hampshire

• W.3.1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• Distinguish between opinions and evidence in one’s own explanations.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

New Jersey

• 6.1.2.CivicsPD.1 — Engage in discussions effectively by asking questions, considering facts, listening to the ideas of others, and sharing opinions.
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts from texts and/or other sources.

New Mexico

• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

New York

• Distinguish between opinions and evidence in one’s own explanations.
• Identify arguments that are supported by evidence.
• 2W1 — Write an opinion about a topic or personal experience, using clear reasons and relevant evidence.

North Carolina

• I.1.6 — Demonstrate an understanding of facts, opinions, and other details in sources.
• RI.2.8 — Identify the reasons an author gives to support ideas in a text.

North Dakota

• 3.IR.4 — Identify a fact or opinion based on information provided by the author.
• 4.IR.4 — Determine a fact or opinion based on information provided by the author.

Ohio

• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Oklahoma

• 3.3.R.6 — Students will distinguish fact from opinion in an informational text.
• 4.3.R.6 — Students will distinguish fact from opinion in an informational text and explain how reasons and facts support specific points.
• 5.3.R.6 — Students will distinguish fact from opinion in an informational text and explain how reasons and facts support specific points.

Oregon

• 2.RI.8 — Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
• 1.22 — Determine if a source is primary or secondary and distinguish whether it is mostly fact or opinion.

Pennsylvania

• 8.1.3.C — Understand fundamentals of historical interpretation.
• CC.1.4.4.I — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
• CC.1.4.3.I — Support an opinion with reasons.

Rhode Island

• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

South Carolina

• ELA.1.AOR.5.3 — Identify and explain the differences between facts and opinions about a topic in an informational text.
• ELA.2.AOR.5.3 — Identify when an author expresses an opinion and uses reasons to support that opinion in an informational text.
• ELA.2.C.9.1 — Identify a speaker’s opinion and at least one supporting reason.

South Dakota

• 3.RI.6 — Identify the author's point of view based on text evidence and distinguish the student's point of view from that of the author.
• 4.W.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Tennessee

• SSP.02 — Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: • Summarize significant ideas and relevant information • Distinguish between fact and opinion • Draw inferences and conclusions • Recognize author’s purpose, point of view, and reliability
• SSP.02 — Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: • Summarize significant ideas and relevant information • Distinguish between fact and opinion • Draw inferences and conclusions • Recognize author’s purpose, point of view, and reliability
• 4.W.TTP.1.b — Develop an opinion with reasons that are supported by facts and details.
• SSP.02 — Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: • Summarize significant ideas and relevant information • Distinguish between fact and opinion • Draw conclusions • Recognize author’s purpose and point of view

Texas

• 3.9E.ii — distinguishing facts from opinion; and
• 2.9E.ii — distinguishing facts from opinion; and
• 4.9E.ii — explaining how the author has used facts for an argument; and
• 3.14C — interpret oral, visual, and print material by sequencing, categorizing, identifying the main idea, distinguishing between fact and opinion, identifying cause and effect, comparing, and contrasting;

Utah

• 3.W.1 — Write argumentative pieces on topics and/or texts, supporting a point of view with evidence, using linking words and phrases to connect the claim to the evidence, and provide a concluding statement.
• 2.W.1 — Write opinion pieces that introduce the topic, state an opinion, supply evidence that supports the opinion, use linking words to connect opinion and evidence, and provide a concluding statement.

Vermont

• D3.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Evaluate a source by distinguishing between fact and opinion.
• D2.Civ.10.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Compare their own point of view with others’ perspectives.

Virginia

• 2.RI.1.C — Differentiate facts from opinions within a text.
• 4.RI.1.C — Distinguish between fact and opinion and explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support opinions within texts.

Washington

• H4.2.3 — Evaluate sources by distinguishing between fact and opinion.
• SSS1.5.1 — Evaluate the relevance of facts used in forming a position on an issue or event.
• SSS4.2.2 — Evaluate a source by distinguishing between fact and opinion.

Washington, D.C.

• W.3.1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• Distinguish between opinions and evidence in one’s own explanations.
• W.4.1.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

West Virginia

• ELA.3.20.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
• ELA.4.20.b — Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Wisconsin

• Students critique the scientific explanations or solutions proposed by peers by citing relevant evidence about the natural and designed world. This includes the following: Compare and refine arguments based on an evaluation of the evidence presented. Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in an explanation. Respectfully provide and receive critiques from peers about a proposed procedure, explanation, or model by citing relevant evidence and posing specific questions. Construct and/or support an argument with evidence, data, or a model. Use data to evaluate claims about cause and effect. Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem by citing relevant evidence about how it meets the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Wyoming

• SS5.6.2 — Identify validity of information (e.g., accuracy, relevancy, fact, or fiction). RL.3.2, RL.4.7, RL.4.9 RI.3.3, RI.4.3, RI.5.3 W.3.2, W.3.7, W.4.2.b W.5.2.b, W.5.7 SL.3.4 3-ESS3-1 3-5-ETS1-1, 1-2, 1-3 CV5.4.2
• W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.