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The Past on a Paddleboat Going

Down the Mississippi River

The Present Enjoying a Florida Beach

The Future of Robots and Agribusiness in

Alabama

Agribusiness

UNIT 8 IMAGINE Visiting the Southeast Region

The Past, Present, and Future

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ELA Standard: Distinguish facts and opinions.ELD Standard: Support opinions or persuade others by expressing appropriate/accurate reasons using textual evidence or relevant background knowledge about content. CCSS: Compare and contrast (e.g., facts/opinions, cause/effect) events, ideas, or information. © Ventriglia

IMAGINE Traveling to the Southeast RegionIdentifying Facts and Opinions

3 A fact is a true statement.3 An opinion is what someone believes to be true.3 There are many facts and opinions about the Southeast

region.

X Read each sentence about the Southeast region to a partner. X Write fact or opinion after each sentence.

1. The state of Tennessee has the best-tasting catfish in the Southeast region.

______________________________________________________________________________

2. The state of Kentucky adjoins the state of West Virginia. ________________________

3. The Southeastern state of Florida is adjacent to the state of Alabama. __________

4. The best residences in the Southeastern region are in the state of Arkansas. _____

5. The beaches in North Carolina are on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. ________

6. Louisiana is a Southeastern state on the Gulf of Mexico. ________________________

7. He reiterated, “Taking a paddle boat down the Mississippi is far superior to any

other kind of boat ride.” ______________________________________________________

8. The state of Virginia is adjacent to the state of West Virginia. ____________________

9. The state of Louisiana has natural disasters known as hurricanes. ________________

10. She commented, “The best and healthiest seafood gumbo is in New Orleans,

Louisiana.” ___________________________________________________________________

11. The states of Arkansas and Louisiana are adjacent to Mississippi. ________________

12. The state of West Virginia is in the northern part of the Southeast region. ________

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13. The state of Arkansas is in the western part of the Southeast region. _____________

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fact, opinion, *superior, commented, healthiest, *shores, adjacent, *residences,reiterated, adjoins

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