Learning Intention: To understand how to write an opinion by reading other opinions and identifying facts and details.

Choose one of the student-written opinion texts below. Read through at least one of them to help you learn more about how to write an opinion - you can read them all if you like.

Adopting a Pet from the Pound

Letter to the Editor

Don't Touch that Towel!

As you read them, see if you can identify facts and details in the information that is presented.

A Fact is something that is true or that really happened.

Details are small facts or pieces of information that provide more particulars.

For example, in Adopting a Pet from the Pound:

Fact: Having a pet also means lots of responsibilities.

Details: A child has to feed, clean up after, brush, and exercise the pet.

Comment: Choose one of the above texts. What is one reason and what is the information used to support it? Comment on the comments of another student by adding more information to their comment. You could identify the facts and details. Start with @Name so the student knows you are commenting on their comment.

Fig. 3: A cat ready for adoption at a pound