Tutorial on making inferences Bye Bye with Marcelo and Barc Defective detectives Ormie the Pig?

1 JUNE 2016 BELL ACTIVITY: 2 sheets of paper: WRITE YOUR MLA HEADING ON ONE AND THE DATE ON THE OTHER. Today we will learn : …about INFERENCE, …to INFER, … and how it relates to Science Fiction MAKING INFERENCES BASED ON EVIDENCE AND BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE.

WRITERS IMPLY ……….READERS INFER LET’S START FROM THE READER’S SIDE

DEFINITION OF INFERENCE: DEFINITION OF TEXTUAL EVIDENCE: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Inference is often called reading between the lines… HOWEVER, just guessing is not what inferring is all about. To make an inference in literature you need…. Background knowledge AND Textual evidence A Fallacy is when you make an incorrect inference based on weak or irrelevant evidence. Add FALLACY to your notes.

THREE FORMS of the WORD NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE AN INFERENCE IS A ____________ TO INFER IS A ______________ INFERENTIAL IS AN ___________ WHICH ANSWERS THE QUESTION ______ __________ OF A NOUN.

WHAT CAN WE INFER ABOUT ORMIE THE PIG?

“BYE BYE” INFERENCES WHERE ARE MARCELINO & BARTOLOMEO? WHAT ARE THE GUYS DOING AT THE KEYBOARD? WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO BE DOING? WHO IS THE LITTLE GUY? WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE BARTOLOMEO? HOW DOES MARCELINO FEEL ABOUT IT?

DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE AFTER WATCHING THE DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE WRITE DOWN THE 2 MAJOR FALLACIES MADE BY THE DETECTIVE IN THE VIDEO.

INFERENCES IN SCIENCE FICTION

Read the story in your groups. Take turns. You decide who reads & when, but no turn can be less than 3 lines long and each turn must be taken in order (clockwise or counter-clockwise) As you read, highlight or mark those lines that provide evidence or clues about the questions asked in the first paragraph. Stop at the bottom of each page as you read to compare what each of you has marked and why. LOSE NOW, PAY LATER

What is a swoodie & why are they free? Are the swoodie stores a good or bad thing? Since the Swoodies are free, what does the title mean? What are the booths? Who owns the Swoodie Stores & who owns the booths? Who is benefitting from this set up? MARK EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT THAT ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

REREAD & RECONSIDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH….. Do you think Trevor is right? If Trevor is right, is this still a win – win situation? Why might it be a dangerous situation?

On your paper write an analysis paragraph of “Lose Now, Pay Later” based on the inferences you have made.