Separate fact from a recommendation

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Need: chapter starting pages. Relation: in 2020, then in 2021. Caption: This is the axle. Final: The model has two wheels.
• Primary check: Need: page references for axle. Relation: wheel stuck, lubricant used as a response. Caption: Built in May. Final: You should keep the model dry.

Learn the idea

A factual sentence states something that can be checked. A recommendation says what someone should do; a definition explains a term and a question requests information.

Read the sentence’s purpose and wording. Should often signals advice, but verify that the sentence proposes an action.

Example to read or listen to: Need: chapter starting pages. Relation: in 2020, then in 2021. Caption: This is the axle. Final: The model has two wheels. The answer is observable fact. The relevant input states: Final: The model has two wheels. This fits observable fact. A factual sentence states something that can be checked. A recommendation says what someone should do; a definition explains a term and a question requests information. A statement of what is should not be changed into what should be.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Read the sentence’s purpose and wording. Should often signals advice, but verify that the sentence proposes an action.
3. Check the worked solution: observable fact. The relevant input states: Final: The model has two wheels. This fits observable fact. A factual sentence states something that can be checked. A recommendation says what someone should do; a definition explains a term and a question requests information. A statement of what is should not be changed into what should be.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Make a one-page guide to a fictional two-wheel model using supplied facts: blue frame, 4 cm wheels, axle rod. Add a heading, labeled diagram and glossary definition. Separate one factual sentence from one recommendation for testing. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A factual sentence states something that can be checked. A recommendation says what someone should do; a definition explains a term and a question requests information.

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