Hey, Kelly
We are at a collegial review and an issue came up on several datafolios, and we woiuld like to clarify.
6th gr ELA # 11305- Dinstinguish facts from opinions.
Worksheet has statements which student must identify as fact or opinion.
In the directions it says "A fact is something that can be proven true.
An opinion is someone's feelings about a particular topic."
Would this be considered a prompt and therefore reduce the Ind. to 0%?
Thanks
Ginny
Hi Ginny,
Thank you for the question. It is not great that the directions include the information; however, as long as there is a mix of statements of fact and opinion then this information would not be considered a template. An example of what we mean when we say "mix of statements" is that all the opinion statements do not start with "I like" or "I feel." The information at the top is really meant more for the teacher to use during the instructional aspect of the assessment and it would be better (but not absolutely required) if the teacher removed the information prior to giving the student the worksheet to assess him/her on distinguishing facts from opinions.
Thank you,
Kelly Ickes
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