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Fact or Opinion
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Unit Author
First and Last Name Holly Schaefer
District or Organization Jefferson City Public Schools
School or Location Name North Elementary
City, State Jefferson City, Missouri
Unit Overview
Unit Title
Fact or Opinion
Unit Summary
This unit will introduce kindergarteners to facts and opinions. The students will compare the fiction
and nonfiction books.They will then take that knowledge and work in small groups to create a
nonfiction paragraph about a topic of their choice. These paragraphs will be completed in skydrive
and will be printed and shared with the community by hanging them in the hallway in addition to
being presented to the rest of the class. They could also be displayed in the library.
Subject Area
English Language Arts
Grade Level or Target Audience
Kindergarten
Approximate Time Needed
10 days
Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks (Training/Organizational Benchmarks)
K.RI.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
K.W.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts
in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic
K.W.6 With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and
publish writing, including in collaboration with peers
K.SL.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail
K.RL.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding
K.RI.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text
K.RI.9 With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on
the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures)
K.SL.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and
texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
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Student/Learner Objectives (Learning Outcomes)
Students will be able to state an opinion.
Students will be able to state a fact.
Students will identify nonfiction books as factual.
Students will be able to identify the main topic of nonfiction books.
Students will identify that the author writes nonffiction books to inform.
Students will coolaborate to produce a nonfiction paragraph using Skydrive on the classroom iPads.
Students will write an opinion piece about which topic presented was their favorite.
Curriculum-Framing Questions

Essential
Question
Whats the truth?



Unit
Questions
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
What does it mean for someone to tell you a fact?
What does it mean for someone to give you their opinion?
What kind of book is full of facts?
Why does a nonfiction author write books?
Can opinions change?

Content
Questions

What was the main topic of this book?
What did we learn about the topic?
Is this a fiction book or nonfiction? How do you know?
Tell me a fact
Tell me an opinion

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Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline

Before unit work begins Students work on projects,
learning activities, and
complete tasks
After project work /
learning activities are
completed

Teacher will
assess
background
knowledge by
showing
students two
books. One
would be a
fictional book,
the other a
nonfiction
book. The
main topic in
both of them
should be the
same, for
example: The
Three Little
Bears and a
book about
bears.
Students will
compare the
stories by
using visual
clues.


Students will
complete a
concept
attainment
exercise to
show
understanding
between
fictional books
and
nonfiction.
Students will
use the notes
app on their
ipad to
brainstorm
animals that
they would like
to know more
about.

Students will
use the Popplet
Lite app to
record
questions/findin
gs on their
topic as a
brainstorming
tool and
informational
organizer.
Students will
type a
paragraph
with facts
about their
animal using
SkyDrive.

Students will
record
reference on
their popplet
by using the
camera on
the ipad.

Students will
sort a list of
facts and
opinions on a
worksheet.
Students will
then present
their
paragraph to
their peers
using the 30
Hands app.

Students will
write an
opionion
piece stating
which
presentation
was their
favorite.


Student
stories will be
graded using
a rubric.


Assessment Summary
Students will be given a rubric for their story as soon as the writing is to begin. We would discuss the
rubric before starting the writing process begins, everyday before working on the project, and after
presentations. The rubric would be filled out by both the group and teacher. Students could circle in
one color and the teacher would circle using another color. The teacher will be conferencing with each
of the groups during the unit to make sure they are on the right path.
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Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Students will need to know how to write a sentence. They will need to have basic reading and writing
skills. Students will need iPad skills (navigation). They also need to have some experience with
Skydrive.
Instructional Procedures
Through a concept attainment interactive PowerPoint, students will learn to decipher fiction from
nonfiction. Students will work in pairs or groups of three to complete a concept attainment cut and
paste activity. To make sure the students know the difference between fiction from nonfiction, the
students will choose one book from the classroom library and form a circle on the carpet with their
book in their lap. The teacher will quickly go around the room and have each child state if their book
is fiction from nonfiction, as well as a quick reason why. Students will be divided into small groups to
research an animal. Groups will use Popplet Lite to document at least three questions and answers
about their animal. Students will use photographs as references in their popplet.
Students will then transfer information from their popplet into skydrive by composing sentences.
Once their sentences are complete then they will create a presentation using the 30 Hands app. After
presentations are made all groups will fill out a self assessment rubric.
Through the use of a narrative organizer, students will listen to opinions and then discuss the
difference between opinions and the facts. The students will play Binkys Fact Or Opinion Game on
the smartboard. As soon as students have shown that they know the difference between facts and
opinions, they will write an opinion piece stating which presentation they enjoyed the most with an
explaination of why.
Students will explore how our first opinions can change after learning facts. We will do this by
creating a before and after chart of our opinions on spiders.

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Special Needs
Students

These students could be given a good partner. They could have a reader,
scribe, or additional time. When using the iPad, sudents could use voice
recognition software. Look at their IEPs and make sure you are following all
accommodations that might be listed. The educator would know their students
and be able to plan for their needs or seek help from appropriate staff.

Nonnative
Speakers

These students would be given a good partner. They could have a reader,
scribe, or additional time. The teacher will provide books on selected topic in
the stidents native language. Look at their IEPs and make sure you are
following all accommodations that might be listed. The educator would know
their students and be able to plan for their needs or seek help from appropriate
staff.

Gifted/Talented
Students
They might be asked to help a less able student. They may work independently
rather than in a group setting. The educator would know their students and be
able to plan for their needs or seek help from appropriate staff.
Materials and Resources Required For Unit
Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
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Smart Phone
Computer(s)
Mobile Devices
Chromebook/Laptop
Internet Connection

Digital Camera
Printer
Projection System
Scanner
Audio Tools
(microphone, headsets,
etc.)
Response Devices
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player
Other

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)
Database/Spreadsheet
Desktop Publishing
E-mail Software
Web 2.0 Tools Skydrive,
30 Hands
Web 3.0 Tools
Other Online Tools
Skydrive, youtube
Other Airserver
Video Tools
Internet Web Browser
Multimedia
Image Editing
Computer Operating
System Required

Web Page Development
Word Processing
Presentation Software
Audio Editing
Mobile Device OS Required
Compatible Web Browsers
Technology
Integration
Technology will be used in this unit to introduce ideas, to organize an
investigation, to record data, to publish findings and to present each groups
final product. Technology will be used by students on all days of this unit.
Printed Materials
A fiction book and a nonfiction book on the same topic.
Classroom library.
Parish, P. (2005). Amelia Bedelia helps out. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
A small collection of nonfiction books on spiders.

Supplies
Project Rubric
Fiction Or Nonfiction Cut And Paste Worksheet
Fact Or Opinion Worsheet
Whats My Rule powerpoint
Concept Attainment cut and paste
Game Cards
Fact and opinion of spiders
Internet Resources
/ Online Tools /
Mobile Apps
/Specific Software
Needed
Binky's Fact Or Opinion Game
Evelyns Expedition
Popplet Tutorial
Fact vs Opinion Video
30 Hands Tutorial
30 Hands AppPopplet App
Other Resources
An email will be sent to parents after day 1 with the link to the youtube
tutorail video that the students will need to watch. The link will also be
placed on our website, but this way the parents can remind students of the
viewing assignment.

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Additional Unit Information


For this unit I will try to incorporate the flipped classroom in one of my lessons. One day 1 I will tell
the students that they need to watch a video for their homework. I will explain to them that it is a
tutorial video that will teach them how to use the app that we will be using the next couple of days.
Because I know that they will not remember this when they get home I will also send an email to
their parents that will include a link. For students who do not have access to the video we will still
discuss and explore together. They will have access to it throughout the unit on our classroom
website.







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