LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
 define fact and opinion;
 differentiate facts from opinions (EN8RC-IIIc-2.13); and
 identify if the statement is a fact or opinion.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: FACT AND OPINION
References: INTERNET RESOURCES
Visual Materials: WORKSHEETS, PPT PRESENTATION, PROJECTOR
Value Focus: DIFFERENTIATING FACTS FROM OPINIONS
III. PROCEDURE
A. Routine Activities
 Opening Prayer
 Greetings
B. Motivation
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
- The teacher will let the students play - The students will guess the word
the “Guess the Word” game. using the clues presented to them.
The words are the following:
FACT
OPINION
C. Presentation/Discussion
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
- The teacher will ask the students to
give their ideas about what the
lesson is. - The students will give their ideas.
- The teacher will introduce the lesson,
Facts and Opinions, to the students.
- Afterwards, the teacher will discuss - The students will listen to the
the lesson. discussion.

FACT and OPINION

What is a FACT?
A fact is something which can be verified with evidence. It might include specific
information about a person, place or thing.
EXAMPLE: Pandas are black and white.
What is OPINION?
An opinion is a statement that cannot be proved or checked. It tells what someone thinks,
feels, or believes.
Opinions are often (though not always) preceded with terms such as “I think”, or with
adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, such as, “good”, “better” , “the best”.
EXAMPLE: Butterflies are better than dragonflies.

D. Application
Group Activity
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
- The teacher will divide the class into - The students will be divided into three
three (3) groups. (3) groups.
- The teacher will give each group a
worksheet.
- Then, the teacher will ask the - The students will determine if the
students to determine if the statement is a fact or opinion.
statement is a fact or opinion.
- After that, they will cut each - The students will cut each statement
statement out and paste it in the out and paste it in the correct column.
correct column.
 E. Generalization
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
The teacher will ask the students a question The students will answer the following
about the topic discussed. questions.
1. What is a fact?
2. What is an opinion?
3. Differentiate fact from opinion.

IV. EVALUATION
Directions: Identify whether the statement is a fact or opinion.
1. Sunday is the best day of the week.
2. There are 12 months in a year.
3. Spring is the most beautiful season.
4. Parrots are prettier than blue birds.
5. The bats in the cave are very scary.
6. A Komodo dragon is a reptile.
7. Hippos are amazing animals to watch.
8. A cheetah can run faster than a lion.
9. Monday and Tuesday are weekdays.
10. This has been a terrible week.

V. ASSIGNMENT
Directions: Using a Venn diagram, differentiate a fact from an opinion. Do this in your activity
notebook.

Prepared by:
Aira Jane V. Villa