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Facts vs Opinions vs Robots

RDQ:	180	Max Word/Sent	29	Total Words	609		Diff Words	196
Lex	300	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	375	61.6%	Hi freq	76	38.8%
AR	1.8	Long Sentences	1.1	Low Freq occurs	21	3.4%	Low freq	11	5.6%

Do you know the difference between a fact and an opinion?
It can be a hard thing to understand. Even these robots get confused. But maybe if we work together, we can figure it out.]]
Here are three robots. Each robot has two eyes. One robot is blue, one robot is red, and one robot is yellow.]]
Are these three robots? Do they each have two eyes? Do any of them have three eyes? Is one blue? Is one red? Is one yellow? Is there a green robot?]]
Great! These are facts. A fact is anything that can be proven true or false. Now let's try something different.]]
Which of these robots is the most fun? The blue one, the red one, or the yellow one?]]
Good choice. The choice you made was an opinion.]]
An opinion is something that you feel and you believe but you cannot prove.]]
Opinions are wonderful and we all have them. They are what make us unique. But it is very important to know the difference between a fact and an opinion.]]
There is only one robot here. Is that a fact or an opinion?
The robot is green. Is that a fact or an opinion?
Green is a good color for a robot. Is that a fact or an opinion?
You're getting good at this! Now, here's a hard one. Is this a big robot? Or a medium robot? or a small robot?
Hmmmm Without any other robots to compare, we don't know if it's big, medium, or small.]]
So we must wait until we have more information.]]
Now here come a few more robots, so we have more information. Is the green robot the biggest or the smallest? No. It is a medium sized robot. So that is a fact.]]
These robots like to dance. Which of them has the coolest moves? Is your choice a fact or an opinion? Opinion!]]
One has two arms and one has four arms. Is that a fact or an opinion? Fact!]]
Here is a new robot. What is this robot's name? Is it Bruno, Buddy, or Bubba?
Look closely at the picture. Is there anything that proves his name is Bruno, Buddy, or Bubba? Nope. Not at all.
What do we do when we don't have enough information to make a decision?]]
We wait until we have more information. Now that we are all experts on facts and opinions, let's see if the robots understand.]]
Are the robots fighting? Is that a fact or an opinion?
Fact! let's repair the robots and see if they can do better.]]
I want Ice dream. Me too!
Yum! My favorite flavor is chocolate! Yum! Mine is pistachio.
I like oil on my ice cream. I like nuts and bolts on mine!]]
Yay let's watch a space movie now. I hope there aren't too many humans in it.
You the reboot worked out well. Now look who is back and wants to watch the movie.]]
Remember when we wanted to know this robot's name? Is it Bruno, Buddy, or Bubba? It's Bubba! That is now a fact.]]
These robots have figured out a lot. You see, when we respect the opinions of others, we can all get along.]]
Now that we know the differences between fact and opinions, it's important to remember that while we try not to argue about our opinions, we can't argue with facts.]]
Oh, no! This is the last page of the book. Is that a fact or an opinion? Is this an awesome book? Is that a fact or an opinion? If you want, you can read it again, and that's a fact!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Moderate support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Inferences: Some implications

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Learning

Robots

Low Frequency Words

decision	medium	opinion	opinions	pistachio
prove	proven	proves	reboot	respect
unique