PRACTICE 11:19-11:23 Let’s use our sentence frames/inference vocab in our written responses: I assume the season is ________, because __________ I presume ____________________ I suspect _____________________ The sun was low in the sky. Kay's body ached. Blisters had formed on her hands. She set the rake down on the big pile of leaves and headed for home. On a half-sheet of paper, in 1 – 2 sentences, explain which of the inferences (a – d) can be made about the following passages. Tell which text clues and background knowledge helped you to make these inferences? Strategies for Better Reading #1 (4 min) a)time, season, weather b)location c)event d) situation

4 Location, setting, event Standard 2: Reading for all purposes Now, help me write a 1 – 2 sentence description of a popular setting using only inference clues about the following: event time place weather What setting shall we write about ? 30 seconds to discuss it with your group and offer teacher a suggestion. __________________________________________________________________ 11:05-11:07

Title * ………. Standard 2: Reading for all purposes 11:07-11:12

Objectives Students will using skill of inferring to categorize images based on clues found in the pictures. Students will make inferences from combination of text clues and previous knowledge. Students will learn types of inferences related to time and data and apply this new knowledge while composing similar inferences. Standard 2: Reading for all purposes

Types of INFERENCES Standard 2: Reading for all purposes An inference about future information is a prediction. –We use text clues and our background knowledge to predict what will happen next in a story or what we will learn later in a text…

9 Action “Carol dribbled the ball down the court and passed the ball to Ann.” What’s going on? How might this change if I say field instead of court?

10 Traits, Qualities, Characteristics : e.g. Emotions-Attitude “While I marched past in the high school band, my dad cheered and his eyes filled with tears.” How might Dad be feeling? Why might he be feeling this way?

11 Role/Occupation (occupation or pastime) “With clippers in one hand and scissors in the other, Chris was ready to begin the task.” Who are we? What do we do?

12 Instrument (tool or device) “With a steady hand, she put the buzzing device on the tooth.” What is she using?

13 Cause-Effect-1 “In the morning, we noticed that the trees were uprooted and homes were missing their rooftops.” What caused this?

14 Cause-Effect-2 “The rain continued to fall, as it had for the past seven hours. Townspeople looked anxiously at the dam that held the river from their town.” What might be possible effects of continued rain?

15 Object “The broad wings were swept back in a ‘V’, and each held two powerful engines.” What is it? How many engines?

16 Category “The Saab and Volvo were in the garage, and the Audi was out front.” What is the category? Which is easiest to take to work? Why?

17 Problem-Solution-1 “The side of his face was swollen and his tooth ached.” What is the problem? What might be a possible solution?

18 Problem-Solution-2 “The chef looked down at the bandage covering his new stitches as he left the doctor’s office.” What problem might have caused the chef’s solution?

19 Problem-Solution-3 ”Puerto Rico has to be a state. There is no other option," said 25-year-old Jerome Lefebre, who picked up his grandfather before driving to the polls. "We're doing OK, but we could do better. We would receive more benefits, a lot more financial help. Let's finish what we started." Get full stories and more stats at: Carlos Javier Velez, a 32-year-old Marine veteran who lives in Puerto Rico, agrees. "My generation is becoming more Americanized, more comfortable with the culture," he said. "How is it I can't vote for the person who will send me to war?“ A year has passed since Puerto Ricans on the island voted (yet again) in a non- binding plebiscite to determine where they stand on the issue of self-determine and political status.year has passed One year later, nothing has happened. puerto-rico/