Football
The Eagles are the best football team.
Opinion
You can learn about new things at Mt.Stuart.
Fact
Monkeys like bananas.
Fact. (Turn and talk with your neighbor about how you could prove this!)
Jimmy Carter was a better president than George Washington.
Opinion. (How would you prove that someone is better than another?)
Checkers is not a good game.
Opinion. (Turn to your partner and talk about why this is an opinion!)
Quarterbacks are the most athletic football players.
Opinion. (How can you prove "most athletic?")
Mt.Stuart is in Ellensburg, WA.
Fact
Monkeys live in trees.
fact. (How could you prove this to someone?)
The Pony Express was a bad way to deliver mail.
Opinion. (How do you PROVE that something is bad?)
You can buy or earn skins in Fortnite.
Fact.
The Packers beat the Steelers in the 2011 Super Bowl.
What is a fact. (How could you prove this? Turn and talk with your neighbor.)
Mt.Stuart is the most amazing school in our district!
Opinion. (How can you prove if something is amazing?)
Monkeys are the best animals!
Opinion. (How do you prove that something is the best? Turn and talk with your neighbor about why this statement is an opinion.)
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the U.S.
What is a fact (I can look this up in an encyclopedia or history book!)
Nintendo Wii is a boring game system.
Opinion. (Can we PROVE if something is boring or not?)
The Eagles have gone to the Super Bowl 4 times.
Fact. (You can prove this is true)
There are three 5th grade teachers at Mt.Stuart.
Fact (We can prove this to be true by counting the teachers.)
Monkeys stink.
Opinion. (How do you prove that something smells bad? What one person thinks is stinky, another might think smells like perfume!)
Texas is a better place to live than Ohio.
Opinion. (Many have different ideas on what is "better.")
The Xbox series X costs $500.
Fact.
Football is better than soccer.
Opinion. (You can't prove "better.")
Mt.Stuart has beautiful artwork up all over the building.
Opinion. (How do you PROVE if something is beautiful?)
Monkeys take care of their families.
Fact. (Where could I look to prove this statement?)
The Colorado mountains are gorgeous.
Opinion. (There are different ideas on what gorgeous really looks like.)
Nintendo Wii is a waste of time.
Opinion. (This is how somebody FEELS and BELIEVES, so it is an opinion.)