Lesson Plans

A.4.02 – Opinion vs. Fact

20 minutes

  • Using PowerPoint, the Tutor briefly explains why critical thinking skills are useful.
  • To introduce learners to strategies for developing ‘critical thinking’, the Tutor distributes copies of the handout ‘Opinion or Fact’ to learners.
  • Learners are given 5 minutes to complete the handout.
  • Following this, the Tutor leads a short group discussion to reflect on how they used critical thinking skills to complete this task – what words did they look out for to distinguish between opinion and facts.
  • Tutor then asks learners to think of other examples of when they have used critical thinking skills in everyday life.  If they wish, they can share these examples with the group.


Projector and Screen or suitable blank surface; Laptop or Computer; PowerPoint Presentation slides; Flipchart and marker; Copies of worksheet R.4.1 for all learners