Fact+Vs+Fiction

SWBAT distinguish between facts and opinions.

• Can I prove this statement? • How many different ideas are a part of this sentence?
 * Essential Questions:**


 * Read the following paragraph. Then respond to the questions below.**

Eating meat is a bad idea. It would be much better for humans and for the environment if everyone became vegetarian. In the first place, eating meat is cruel. Animals who can feel pain and sadness are subjected to both for personal pleasure. Secondly, meat is not particularly good for you. It is full of saturated fats, which are scientifically proven to lead to heart disease. Finally, meat eating wastes resources. A recent study demonstrated that, if everyone in the world simply became a vegetarian, worldwide food shortages would be much rarer. There are, therefor, a number of reasons why eating meat is a bad idea. It is cruel, unhealthy, and extravagant.

1. Copy one fact from the paragraph above,
 * Your Turn:**

2. Explain why your choice is a fact and not an opinion.

3. Copy one opinion from the paragraph above.

4. Explain why your choice is an opinion and not a fact.

5. Whose opinion might the paragraph represent? Explain your answer.