This lesson is a hands-on way for students to learn how to discern between fact and opinion. This is an important skill for citizenship in that citizens should be informed about what is happening in their communities and should take credible information with them into the voting booth. This lesson overlaps with the seventh grade English curriculum, offering students a chance to write a persuasive paragraph.

Concepts

citizenship, voting

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Additional Tags

alex, alabama learning exchange, fact, opinion, separating fact from opinion

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)