This lesson plan aims to teach students the difference between facts and opinions. The teacher will begin by checking prior understanding of facts versus opinions using definition placards. Examples will be provided using sentence strips to further explain the concepts. Students will then analyze a passage identifying facts and opinions by signaling with their hands. Working in groups, students will underline facts and opinions in additional sentences. The teacher will conclude by summarizing what was learned and asking students to define and provide examples of facts and opinions.

2. Name : Reena. A
College : MAET Training College
Batch : 2014-15
Option : English
Roll No : 16514371011

3. INNOVATIVE
LESSON PLAN

4. Objectives
 The Learner will be able to distinguish fact from
opinion.
 The learner will be able to do the activity given on
facts and opinion individually / in groups.

5. TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES
1. Placards with definitions of facts and opinion.
2. Chart paper containing a paragraph with a mixture
of facts and opinions.
3. Blackboard
4. Sentence strips

6. Step 1
The teacher checks the prior understanding of fact
v/s opinion.
Teacher holds up a placard with the definition of
opinion on one side and on the other side “opinion”
written.

7. A personal view,
attitude or appraisal
OPINION

8. Opinion
Teacher reads aloud the definition and checks if
students could identify it.
Same procedure is followed with ‘fact’.

9. Something that actually exists,
reality, truth
FACT

10. FACT
Step – 2
Teacher explains ‘facts’ and ‘opinion’ with some
examples written on a sentence strips.
Jellyfish is very dangerous
I am very afraid of jelly fish
Teacher can show a few more Examples of ‘facts’
and ‘opinions’ on sentence strips. Or else can
explain further with sample dialogues.

11. STEP-3
Teacher presents a chart containing a passage.

12. “We are the world” is a beautiful song. It was
composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie to
help the hungry and homeless people in Africa and
America. I have listened to this song many times on
radio. It became so famous that more than
20million copies were sold out. It was sung by more
than 45 famous singers from all over the world.
Michael Jackson is one of my favorite singers.
Wouldn’t you like to listen to this world famous
song?

13. Teacher checks the learners comprehensions by asking them
to show hand signals,
“F” for facts and,
“O” for opinion while the passage is read aloud.
Teacher asks the students to vote on each sentence to
decide if it is fact or opinion .
Then the teacher records the correct response by
underlining ‘opinion’ with one colour sketch pen and ‘facts’
with another colour sketch pen.
After this, the teacher clears up all the doubts of the pupils
aroused.

14. STEP-4
Teacher provides students with sentence strips
containing both ‘facts and ‘opinions’
“Long ago in Baghdad, there lived a trader
called Ali. He was a king and honest man. He
had a savings of 1,000 gold coins. But Ali’s friend,
Javed was a greedy man.”
Students are made to sit in groups and they discuss to
underline the correct answers.
“Long ago in Baghdad, there lived a
trader called Ali. He was a kind and
honest man. He had a savings of 1000
gold coins. But, Ali’s friend was a greedy
man. Nobody liked him.”

15. Teacher summarizes the content taught by asking a few
questions to the students.
1) What is ‘fact’
2) Give an example
3) What is ‘opinion’
4) Give an example
STEP-5

16. Reference
www.britishcouncil.com
www.innovative@plans.com