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About the How to Survive as a Shark

Facts & Opinions Sort

How to Survive as a Shark by Kristen Foote

is an amusing and informative picture

book about sharks. It is told from the

perspective of a grown great white shark

teaching newly born shark pups. Through

the fictionalized lessons, the pups learn

about great white shark life cycles, how

they move, what they eat, and more.

Using This Product

After reading How to Survive as a Shark, discuss perspectives and how

learning facts can change perspectives.

Here is an example.

In the middle of the book, humans are called “scurvy dogs” that are not good to eat and are dangerous predators for the sharks, killing thousands

a year. On the other side, humans tend to think of sharks as dangerous.

The facts on the page show the truth, by sharing about bee stings and

shark kills.

Use this as a starting point for recognizing how facts can help change

opinions. Then, use the activity to expound upon those difference. Can

your students spot which sentences express opinions about sharks and

which ones state the facts they learned from the book?


Two Options

The activity is provided twice.

First, the activity is provided with black

and white sentence strips, a page

labeled “facts” and “opinions”, and fact/opinions envelopes. The students

can cut the sentence strips, glue the

envelop edges (only the edges) to their

pages, and then sort the sentences into

the correct envelopes. See the image to

the right for an idea on the final

product. Of course, students can also

color as desired.

The activity is also provided with color

cards and sorting mats to make this

activity into a center or group activity.


Great white sharks

swallow food pieces

whole.

Sometimes great white

shark moms eat their

babies.

Great white shark moms are mean

because they try to eat their babies.

Great white sharks hatch from eggs

inside the mom and are born

swimming.

I think it’s a good thing that a shark has cartilage instead of bones.

Great white sharks are the coolest

sharks.

Sharks are more

interesting than pirates.

The orca (killer

whale) is a

predator to the

great white shark.

Great white sharks cannot

stop swimming or they

would stop breathing.

A great white shark’s dorsal fin looks scary

coming out of the

water.

I think great white

sharks are the best

swimmers in the

ocean.

Great white sharks breathe through

gills.

Great white sharks can swim up to 25

miles per hour!

I wish great white

sharks did not eat

dolphins!

I am glad that great

white sharks do not like

to eat humans.

Humans are dangerous predators to

great white sharks.

Instructions: Cut out the sentences below. Assemble the Facts and Opinions envelopes and

attach them to the Facts/Opinions sort page. Only glue the edges of the envelopes to the

paper. Then sort the sentences in to the correct envelopes.


Great White Shark Facts

Great White Shark Opinions


Facts Opinions

Facts Opinions Facts Opinions


Sometimes

great white

shark moms

eat their

babies.

Sharks are

more

interesting

than pirates.

Great white shark moms

are mean because

they try to

eat their

babies.

Great white sharks

hatch from eggs

inside the mom

and are born

swimming.

The

orca (killer whale) is a

predator to the great

white shark.

Great white

sharks are the

coolest sharks.

Great white sharks

cannot stop

swimming or they

would stop

breathing.

I think great white sharks

are the best swimmers

in the

ocean.


Like other

fish, great

white sharks

breathe

through gills.

Great white sharks can

swim up to 25 miles per

hour!

A great white shark’s dorsal fin looks scary

coming

out of the

water.

I think it’s a good thing that a shark has

cartilage instead of

bones.

Humans are

dangerous

predators to great

white sharks.

Great white

sharks

swallow

food pieces

whole.

I am glad that great

white sharks do not like

to eat humans.

I wish

great

white

sharks

did not eat dolphins!


Great White Shark

Facts


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Opinions

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