Facts vs. Opinion

During writing we are learning about facts vs. opinions. 

Facts= A statement that can be proven to be true. 

Opinion= Someone's thoughts about something usually begin with "I think", "I believe", etc. but cannot be proven to be true. 






Let's test your knowledge:

What were the facts from the statements above? 
What were the opinions from the statements above? 


Now practice your knowledge of facts and opinions in the following games:

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/


http://www2.smarttutor.com/player/swf/RC_Fact_and_Opinion_L2_V1_T1a.swf

https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/factandopinion/

New York

In class we have learned about the United States geography. Now, we are focusing on the state in which we live in, NEW YORK!! As you know, NY is one of the 50 states of the U.S, and is located northeast of the country. You will do research to continue learning about the 2 locations you picked in class where you will like to visit one day. Some ideas were: Empire state building , Statue of Liberty, Freedom Tower and Twin Tower memorial, Central Park, and many more in New York City. Some students were also interested in visiting locations in New York State like Niagara Falls, Bear Mountain, Seven Lakes, Albany, etc. Now, get your hands on your two locations of interest by researching as much as you can... 

En clase hemos aprendido sobre la geografia de los Estados Unidos. Ahora nos estamos enfocando en el estado donde vivimos, NUEVA YORK! Como sabes, NY es uno de los 50 estados de E.U, y esta localizado al noreste del país. Tendrás que hacer una investigación  para continuar aprendiendo sobre los 2 lugares que escogiste en clase que te gustaría visitar algún dia. Algunas ideas fueron; El empire state building, la estatua de la libertad, la torre de la libertad y memorial de las torres gemelas, el parque central, y muchos mas en la ciudad de NY. Algunos estudiantes también dijeron que les gustaría conocer otros lugares que no están en la ciudad, sino que en el estado de Nueva  York. Algunas ideas fueron; Las cataratas del niagara, la montaña del oso, los siete lagos, Albany, etc. Ahora, manos a la obra para continuar aprendiendo sobre tu investigación! 

http://www.iloveny.com

http://www.nycgo.com/allattractions

http://assembly.state.ny.us/kids/

http://www.virtualnyctour.com/index.php

http://www.virtualnyctour.com/index.php