Reading the news is fun, and that's a fact! With the lesson plan, scholars differentiate between fact and opinion as they read editorial articles. They complete a worksheet to analyze the information before writing their own editorials as an extension to the instructional activity.

Concepts

editorials, opinions, news articles, information literacy, editorial writing, opinion writing, fact and opinion

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners embark on a newspaper or magazine scavenger hunt to find examples of the four most common types of editorial and opinion articles
• Encourage individuals to submit their editorials to a school-based publication or the local newspaper

Classroom Considerations

• Select three editorial or opinion articles for the lesson, or have students find them in advance
• Requires printing the worksheet (one copy for each participant)

Pros

• Provides thoughtful discussion topics 
• Worksheet includes analysis questions that facilitate critical thinking 

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.6.1.a W.7.1.a W.8.1.a W.9-10.1.a W.11-12.1.a