The fourth-grade boys and their teacher Mrs. Simantov celebrated their incredible writing assignments at a publishing party. The boys are learning all about fact and opinion in their nonfiction unit of study. As the boys began researching various topics such as sea life and outer space, they noticed that not all the information is factual. Distinguishing between what is an indisputable fact and what is an author’s opinion is a skill they have mastered.

The boys then had an opportunity to express themselves while writing about one of their personal opinions on any topic they felt strongly about. They were taught to be as persuasive as possible in an effort to get the reader to understand and maybe even agree with their perspective.

Their incredible work was then rewarded at a publishing party at which each student read their opinion piece out loud. The students heard why Delta is the greatest airline, why zebras are the best animal, and why Harry Potter is the greatest series, just to name a few. In their teacher’s opinion, the HALB’s fourth-grade boys are phenomenal!

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