Image of people in a meeting.Connecting Reading and Writing: Persuasive Texts

Goals:

  • Explore persuasive texts
  • Understand the difference between facts and opinions

Yesterday we read the article “Is it good to be bored sometimes?” where the author described two points of view, “being bored isn’t fun” and “being bored leads to creativity”.

Knowing the difference between facts and opinions can help us read and understand persuasive texts:

  • Facts: A fact can be proved to be true. When an author teaches you, the pieces of information are called facts.
  • Opinions: An opinion is what someone believes or feels. Opinions cannot be proved true or false. You can agree with an opinion, but that does not make it true.

Watch this video where we explore the examples of fact and opinion from the article “Is it good to be bored sometimes?”

On your own, read “Is it good to be bored sometimes?” again.

As you read try to identify some facts and opinions the author used in the article.

Share your thinking with a family member.

Other Opportunities:

  • Create your own cartoon to replace the cartoon in the article. Try to include speech bubbles that show what the article is about.
  • Keep on reading books you choose every day!