Week 6_Lesson 1_Project part III_Facts and opinions

Lesson 1 objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
learn about the differences between facts and opinions and will be able to identify them
learn about the requirements for the project Part III
study the project Part III steps
understand the assessment criteria for project Part III

Reflection
What was the most difficult task for you in project parts I and II?
Which aspect of the project was easy for you?
Was it easy to understand the instructions?
How did you feel about presenting in front of your peers?
Do you have any suggestions of improvement?

Warm up
Which of the statements is a fact/opinion and why?

Source: (Chazal & McCarter, 2012)

Watch the following video and note down the main characteristics of Facts and Opinions.
(Austin Community College [IDS ICC], 2015)
https://youtu.be/XibDgW_8iHM

Facts VS Opinions
(Austin Community College [IDS ICC], 2015)

Ask the following questions:
Can I prove it in some way?
Could someone have an opposite opinion?

When you read a text, you need to be able to tell the difference between facts that can be backed up by evidence and ‘facts’ that have been made up by the writer. You can do this by:
(The Open University, n.d.)

Project Part III Facts and Opinions
Review the literature that you used for Project Part II.
Review in-text citation rules in APA style.
Remember the difference between in-text citations of facts and opinions (paraphrased).
Create a Project Part III presentation.
Find 5 facts about your chosen IT invention and add them as quotations.
Find 5 opinions/thoughts/ideas about your chosen IT invention and paraphrase them.
Present them using the appropriate in-text citations.
Presentation must be between 3-4 minutes.
Deadline for submission: Week 7, Sunday 23:59
Defense: Week 8, Lessons 1-2

In-text citations
Facts should be cited as quotations (Author's last name, year, page)
"Quotation" example: (Brown, 2021, p. 21)
Opinions/thoughts/ideas should be cited at paraphrases (Autor's last name, year)
Paraphrase example: (Yellow, 2021)

Assessment rubric for Project Part III

Examples of facts about the IT inventions
"Apple AirDrop is a file-sharing service integrated into more than 1.5 billion end-user devices worldwide" (Apple Newsroom, 2021, para. 2)
"Phones with AirDrop enabled can exchange files from up to 30 feet away, whether or not they’re in each other’s contact lists" (Lorenz, 2019, para. 3)
"The use of smartphones and social media apps is widespread in adolescence: 89% of US adolescents aged 13–17 years old own a smartphone, and 70% check their social media accounts multiple times per day" (Common Sense Media, 2018, para. 1)

Examples of opinions/ideas about the IT inventions
The original text: "Many adults use AirDrop to share files one-on-one, but teens have embraced mass image sharing via AirDrop for years" (Lorenz, 2019, para. 3).
The paraphrased version: AirDrop is used by adult population to share different files, however, for several years it is massively popular among teenagers (Lorenz, 2019).
The original text: "Once there’s a critical mass of people around, usually enough so that it’s not immediately clear who an AirDrop came from, teens start dropping photos, memes, selfies, and more to every open phone around" (Lorenz, 2019, para. 4).
The paraphrased version: When it becomes crowed enough somewhere public teenagers start sending funny memes, selfies, photos to people with open AirDrop, and because of the crowd it is not really possible to identify the senders right away (Lorenz, 2019).

References
Apple reports record first quarter results. Apple Newsroom (India). (2021, August 8). Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.apple.com/in/newsroom/2020/01/apple-reports-record-first-quarter-results/.
Austin Community College [IDS ICC]. (2015, May 23). Reading 5: Recognizing the Difference Between Facts and Opinions [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XibDgW_8iHM
Chazal, E. & McCarter, S. (2012). Oxford EAP. Oxford University Press
Lorenz, T. (2019, June 5). When grown-ups get caught in teens' airdrop crossfire. The Atlantic. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/why-teens-try-airdrop-you-memes-concerts/591064/.
The Open University. (n.d). Facts, opinion and bias. OpenLearn. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=85812§ion=3.2