(Why were the grizzlies starting to catch fewer fish?)

Cause: The salmon run slowed down

Effect: The bears of the Brooks River caught fewer and fewer fish. (p.18)
 
 

Fact/opinion

Is the following statement about The Grizzly Bear with the Golden Ears a fact or an opinion?

"Golden Ears was no longer inclined to return to the Brooks River once she was reunited with her cub."

(This statement is a fact.)

• Other ideas for fact/opinion roles:  You may choose to give a fact from the story and have the group share an opinion about your fact, or you may read some sentences and see if the group can guess whether they are fact or opinion.

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