UNIT x 138 | UNIT 4 Instructional Routine: After You Read p.Txxvi Apply the Reading Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion Review academic language Review terms that signal an opinion. Ask: What are some words that help readers identify opinions? (think, believe, feel, and value words) If necessary, point out an example in the story. (This is delicious. on page 133) Create a word bank on the board and list responses. A Scan for facts and opinions Remind students that a fact is information that is true and cannot be argued (for example, Our planet is in a solar system.) Remind students to go back to the story to scan for information about the topics. ANSWERS Sample answers: Zoey’s jacket: Her mother bought it. (F), It’s pretty. (O); chores and errands: Zoey does these on weekends. (F), Her mother doesn’t understand she wants to do something else. (O); apples: Marisol brought apples to school. (F), The apple is delicious. (O); carrots: Some carrots are white. (F), Carrot sticks are delicious. (O); Zoey’s mom has diabetes. (F), If she eats more fruits and vegetables, she can control her diabetes better. (O); The chef is Marisol’s cousin. (F) The chef can cheer Zoey up. (O) B Use a chart Review the chart. Tell students they may use the topics and notes from Activity A. ANSWERS Sample answers: See answers for Activity A. C Retell relevant details Have students work in pairs to describe their charts to one another. ANSWERS Sample answer: It’s true that Zoey’s mother bought her a jacket. Marisol thinks that Zoey’s jacket is pretty. D Write facts and opinions Read aloud the sentence stems in the box and model how to form sentences with them using the information in the chart. ANSWERS Sample answer: It’s true that Zoey’s jacket is new. In Marisol’s opinion, Zoey’s jacket is pretty. EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE COMMUNICATE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold For Activity A, provide students with language frames to scaffold their responses: Sample fact: Zoey’s mother bought _____. _____ sell apples. Sample opinion: Zoey’s jacket is _____. _____ are delicious. Have students use the frames as scaffolds for their written responses as well. Amplify Tell students who have completed their charts to present it to the class. Have them rehearse prior to presenting, focusing on skills such as making eye contact and speaking with appropriate volume and pacing. Talk and write: Fresh Finds at the Farmer’s Market Retell the important events in the story. Identify events that are possibilities, not facts. Write three things that happen after Zoey and Marisol go to the farmers market. UNIT 4 / AFTER YOU READ Apply the Reading Strategy Identify Fact and Opinion A What facts and opinions can you find about: Zoey’s jacket carrots chores and errands Zoey’s mom apples Marisol’s family B Make a fact and opinion chart. Write notes about fact and opinion in Fresh Finds at the Farmers Market. C Tell a classmate about the facts and opinions in your chart. D Write facts and opinions from the story using your notes and opinion words. It’s a fact that Zoey’s jacket is new. Marisol thinks that the jacket is pretty. fact opinion Zoey’s jacket new pretty Words to Use It’s a fact that . . . It’s true that . . . Marisol thinks that . . . In Zoey’s opinion, . . . AFTER YOU Read UNIT 4 138
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