Grade 3 - Writing
6 printable versions - Building Confidence - About 3 minutes each
Grade 3 - Writing - Building Confidence
Worksheet 1Which Grade 3 claim states a clear opinion about a school walking club?
Which checkable sentence is a fact rather than an opinion about a school walking club?
Which opinion statement about a school walking club uses a clear thinking word?
Which claim could begin a Grade 3 opinion paragraph about maker kits in the library?
Complete this Grade 3 opinion sentence: "I think maker kits in the library ___."
Third graders are ready to write opinions, but many still mix up an opinion with any sentence about a topic. A fact can be checked, while an opinion tells what the writer thinks, prefers, or believes. This worksheet keeps the focus on that first sentence. Students choose opinion statements, reject facts that do not take a position, and notice wording that makes a claim clear. The items avoid long persuasive prompts because the goal is not to write a full paragraph yet. Instead, children practice recognizing the sentence that could begin an opinion piece. Parents can listen for the difference between a personal judgment and a report of information. If the sentence can be proven true or false without asking the writer, it is probably not an opinion.
'Recess should be longer' is an opinion because a writer can agree or disagree. 'Recess starts after lunch' is a fact.
Choosing a fact about the topic because it sounds important, even though it does not tell what the writer thinks.
An opinion tells what someone thinks, likes, or believes.