Grade 9B - Identifying Fact, Opinion, and Bias

"Cell phones don't contribute to learning and are potentially a distraction."

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• Opinion

• Bias

"Sherman, who researches how children learn, explains that cell phones may inhibit younger children from learning the full range of communication."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"Modern cell phones are sophisticated devices that, like games, television sets, and computers, operate from screens."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"Cell phones could contribute to social inequities creating a new level of 'have/have-not' distinction."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"There are no good reasons for children to have cell phones."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"Parents should keep children informed and within a well-planned context."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"Children can spend two to four hours each day in front of screens. Much of this time has limited physical and mental activity."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"Cell phones are easily lost and a potential target for theft."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"It is not good to give children the impression schools are unsafe - exactly the opposite of the truth."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias

"Waiting until the last minute to make plans, thus necessitating a call to the child, is a poor model for children."

• Fact

• Opinion

• Bias