Learning

Goal(s)
(Content
Standard)

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative

conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics
and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.1 Write opinion pieces in which they
introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an
opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use
linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion
and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or
section.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.6 With guidance and support from
adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish
writing, including in collaboration with peers.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1b Build on others talk in
conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of
others.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1 Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking.

Instructional
Objectives

- Students will be able to distinguish between a fact and

opinion and be confident to discuss why they believe a
statement to be one or the other with peers and/or an
adult.

Assessment
(Criteria/Look
Fors)

- Verbally describing a fact vs. opinion

- Typed out examples of facts and opinions
- Verbally tell why they believe a statement is a fact or
opinion

Materials

- Computer or laptop for each child

- App for Apple Ipad called Puppet Pals
- Magnetic Board
- Pieces of paper with words/phrases describing either a fact
or opinion

Time
(Total &
Specific)

Total: 45-50 minutes

Intro: 10 min
Demo: 5 min
Participation: 20-25 min

Practice: 10 min

Instruction
Procedures
Introduction
Demonstrati
on
Participation
Practice

Intro: (10 min)

- Ask students What is a fact?
-ask for examples
- Ask students What is an opinion?
-again, ask for examples

- Tell them we are going to describe Fact and Opinion by

placing the pieces of paper with words/phrases on
them under the right column of Fact or Opinion
- In random order, hold up a piece and ask them to
raise their hand to answer which column it should
go under.
- Randomly ask why they believe it to be a fact or
opinion
- Once all pieces are placed in right column explain
what the next activity is. Make sure to keep columns
up for students to reference back to during next
activity.
-Students will log on to their laptops and open up a
word document
- Explain to students that they will be typing out 3
opinions and 3 facts on the topic of Spring,
individually. They want to keep them to themselves
because they will be sharing them later.
Demo: (5 min)
- I will open up my tablet and demonstrate how I want
their paper to be set up. Again, leave this out for
students to reference back to
- First their full name at top
- Then the date
- Finally, the topic: Spring
- Under Spring, students will then have facts
-Under facts, students will have their opinions.
Participation: (20-25 min)
- Allow students time to type up their three facts

and three opinions (10-15 min)

- Once time is up, students will regroup together
for a discussion on their facts and opinions they
came up with
-What are some facts you wrote about Spring?
-How did you know it was a fact?
-What led you to think it was a fact?
-What key words told you it was a fact?
-Same for opinion
-See if opinions they found are the same as their peers
and mention any similarities.
Practice: (10 min)
-Once discussion comes to a close, each student will
create a video using the app Puppet Pals to tell one
fact and one opinion they came up with and one fact
or opinion another person shared and what part of
the lesson they like the most.
- Demonstrate how to use Puppet Pals
-Pick character and background
-Show how to move and grow person
- They can have 5 minutes to think of what they
would like to say for the video. Students can write it
down if needed
- One by one students will create video with teacher
supervision.
- While one student is recording the others should
fill out reflection about lesson
- Once finished with that, they can draw a picture
that reminds them of Spring
Questions

How did you know this was a ______?

What key words helped you decide this was a _____?
What did you learn from this _____?
Place fact or opinion in blank

Academic
Language
Focus

Fact
Opinion
Decide

Spring
Closure

- Ask students one last time what a fact is and what an

opinion is
- Tell students what they exceeded at, and what they can
improve on

Student
Accommodatio
ns

-Students who struggle with coming up with a fact or opinion,

refer them to column we created in the beginning and show
that if they use the key words, their sentence they create
will be a fact or opinion
- Students who are struggling with distinguishing between
fact and opinion, try giving more example to help them see
the difference and referring to columns again.
-For students who finish early, ask to see if they can write
one more fact and one more opinion about the topic.

Self Reflection

LONG FORM LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Name:
4/18/13

Andrea Bowhall

Content Area(s)
2nd

Language Arts

Date:
Grade(s):