Lesson Plan
English 7
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to :
a. Distinguish fact from opinion
b. React to assertion or expression made by the author in the text using fact or opinion
II. Subject Matter
a. Topic: Facts vs Opinions
b. Skills: Reading, Speaking, Writing
c. Learning Resources
Reference/s: English 7 Learner’s Material
III. Procedure
A. Preliminaries
Prayer
Greetings
COB (Cleanliness, Beautification, Orderliness) and Checking of Attendance
Recap
Spelling
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
B. Motivation
The teacher will let the students read a short The students will read the text.
paragraph about a certain popular snack.
C. Presentation
The teacher will let the students classify the Facts
statements that can be true and statements People have been popping popcorn for
that someone only feels and thinks. thousands of years.
The native people in what is now Mexico were
the first to grow popcorn plants.
Opinions
Popcorn is the best snack to eat at fairs, movies,
and ball games.
D. Analysis I believe that popcorn is the most healthful treat.
The teacher will ask the following Facts
questions.
What do we call the statements that are Opinions
true?
What do we call the statements that are just Facts can be proven while opinions are just
feelings or beliefs of someone? based on someone’s feelings or thoughts.
How can we distinguish facts from
opinions?
The students will read the poem aloud.
E. Lesson Proper
The teacher will discuss the differences
between facts and opinions through a poem
entitled “Fact or Opinion by Jenny Capps.”
Fact or Opinion
Jenny Capps
A FACT is a fact, now let’s take a look
Pull it up your computer, or open up your
book!
It’s something that is proven, something we
all know
Like, “A dog has four legs.” Or “How does
a garden grow?”
You may need to do some research, or you
just might use
You eye. Either way you’ll find the answer,
because FACTS
Will never lie
If you can look upon to see it, then you
know it must be
true. “The shirt she has on is green.” and
“The sky a shade of blue.”
Lesson Plan
English 7
It’s really very easy to know what a FACTS
about.
Just look, read about, or Google it, then it’s
a FACT no
doubt!
Now OPINIONS are a little sneakier, it’s
what you think
or feel. Like green is a “pretty” color, and
pizza’s my
“favorite” meal.
Or “I think” that dress is pretty, and football
is the “greatest”
sport. But others “think” it’s basketball…
because it’s played
on a court.
“I believe” is another clue, that an
OPINION is what it might
be. Some “believe” that Christmas is best…
but
Thanksgivings the best for me!
So when you have a feeling, and you think
it must be true.
Remember… that’s actually not a fact… it’s
only an OPINION for you!
Drills
The teacher will group the students into four. Each
group will be given an emoji. The teacher will flash a
certain statement and the students will distinguish
whether it’s a fact or opinion. The happy emoji
corresponds to facts and the sad emoji corresponds to
statements that are opinions. Fact
Sample Questions:
1.Mother Theresa has dedicated her life in helping Opinion
the poor. Opinion
2. The sweetest dessert after meal is an ice cream.
3. Basketball game catches the greatest number of
televiewers.
Generalization:
How can we distinguish facts from opinions? Facts can be proven while opinions are just
based on someone’s feelings or thoughts.
IV. Evaluation
Read the selection below and distinguish whether the
statements are fact or opinion. Encircle the
statements that are facts and underline the statements
that are opinions.
The penguin is the most unusual bird. I think the Opinions
penguin is the funniest-looking bird in the world. The penguin is the most unusual bird.
Penguins live in cold waters in the Southern I think the penguin is the funniest-looking bird
Hemisphere. Several kinds live in Antarctica, the in the world.
coldest place on Earth. There are 18 kinds of Facts
penguins. The largest is the emperor penguin. It Penguins live in cold waters in the Southern
stands about four feet high and weighs about 100 Hemisphere.
pounds. Several kinds live in Antarctica, the coldest
place on Earth.
There are 18 kinds of penguins.
The largest is the emperor penguin.
It stands about four feet high and weighs about
100 pounds.
V. Assignment
Lesson Plan
English 7
Solve the case below by reading the paragraph and
identify each as “Fact” or “Opinion”.
Sample Paragraph
My mom’s cookies are the best in town! First, she
uses the creamiest butter, and she gets the freshest
eggs from our neighbor’s chickens. The milk she
buys to drink while eating the cookies makes the
cookies even better because the milk comes from a
local dairy farm. They’re good when they’re cooled
down, but even better when they’re still warm.
FACT or OPINION
How can you say that it is a fact or an opinion?
____________________________________.
VI. Remarks/Reflection
