Editing: COPS Strategy

Cats are the best! Pizza is better! My teacher rules! In Fact or Opinion: Part 1, your students will combine reading and writing to learn about the differences between facts and opinions and how those differences are communicated.

Use this lesson to introduce your class to four kinds of sentences, and how understanding and using different types of sentences allows writers to control the tone of their sentences.

First, get your students ready to learn. This lesson will keep students engaged as they learn about using the correct transition words when writing personal narratives.