Reading Informational Text 5.RI.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Anticipatory Set

Input Inference- a conclusion based on observations, knowledge, or experiences.

Input Inferences are the able to draw conclusions without being told directly. Good readers make inferences in order to better understand what they are reading. By drawing inferences you can spot patterns and relationships in the text. Readers use clues to help them make inferences.

Modeling Text For more than a decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, tensions had been building between colonists and the British authorities. Attempts by the British government to raise revenue by taxing the colonies (notably the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773) met with heated protest among many colonists, who resented their lack of representation in Parliament and demanded the same rights as other British subjects. Colonial resistance led to violence in 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on a mob of colonists, killing five men in what was known as the Boston Massacre. After December 1773, when a band of Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, an outraged Parliament passed a series of measures (known as the Intolerable, or Coercive Acts) designed to reassert imperial authority in Massachusetts.American RevolutionStamp ActTea ActBoston MassacreMassachusetts Questions What is the paragraph about? The paragraph is listing the events that led up to the revolutionary war.

Modeling Text For more than a decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, tensions had been building between colonists and the British authorities. Attempts by the British government to raise revenue by taxing the colonies (notably the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773) met with heated protest among many colonists, who resented their lack of representation in Parliament and demanded the same rights as other British subjects. Colonial resistance led to violence in 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on a mob of colonists, killing five men in what was known as the Boston Massacre. After December 1773, when a band of Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, an outraged Parliament passed a series of measures (known as the Intolerable, or Coercive Acts) designed to reassert imperial authority in Massachusetts.American RevolutionStamp ActTea ActBoston MassacreMassachusetts Questions How do you think the Bostonians felt about Parliament after the Boston Massacre? I can infer that the Bostonians were upset with Parliament.

Modeling Text For more than a decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, tensions had been building between colonists and the British authorities. Attempts by the British government to raise revenue by taxing the colonies (notably the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773) met with heated protest among many colonists, who resented their lack of representation in Parliament and demanded the same rights as other British subjects. Colonial resistance led to violence in 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on a mob of colonists, killing five men in what was known as the Boston Massacre. After December 1773, when a band of Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, an outraged Parliament passed a series of measures (known as the Intolerable, or Coercive Acts) designed to reassert imperial authority in Massachusetts.American Revolution Stamp ActTea ActBoston MassacreMassachusetts Questions What clues did you use to make this inference? The clues I use to make this inference was that the Bostonians boarded British ships and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.

Modeling Text For more than a decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, tensions had been building between colonists and the British authorities. Attempts by the British government to raise revenue by taxing the colonies (notably the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773) met with heated protest among many colonists, who resented their lack of representation in Parliament and demanded the same rights as other British subjects. Colonial resistance led to violence in 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on a mob of colonists, killing five men in what was known as the Boston Massacre. After December 1773, when a band of Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, an outraged Parliament passed a series of measures (known as the Intolerable, or Coercive Acts) designed to reassert imperial authority in Massachusetts.American RevolutionStamp ActTea ActBoston MassacreMassachusetts Questions What is the paragraph about? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ How do you think the Bostonians felt about Parliament after the Boston Massacre? _____________________________ _____________________________ What clues did you use to make this inference? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

Checking For Understanding Text Before the Revolutionary War they had secret meetings which started with the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in September of In all, 56 delegates from 12 colonies (all except Georgia) got together to decide what to do in response to gaining their independence from Britain. They urged people to get their guns and fight the British. But the British army was large and well- trained. American leaders knew it would be a desperate fight. Questions What is the paragraph about? The paragraph is about how the people in the United States were planning to gain their independence.

Checking For Understanding Text Before the Revolutionary War they had secret meetings which started with the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in September of In all, 56 delegates from 12 colonies (all except Georgia) got together to decide what to do in response to gaining their independence from Britain. They urged people to get their guns and fight the British. But the British army was large and well- trained. American leaders knew it would be a desperate fight. Questions What do you think the they were planning to do? I can infer from the text that they were planning on declare a fight or war to gain their independence.

Checking For Understanding Text Before the Revolutionary War they had secret meetings which started with the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in September of In all, 56 delegates from 12 colonies (all except Georgia) got together to decide what to do in response to gaining their independence from Britain. They urged people to get their guns and fight the British. But the British army was large and well- trained. American leaders knew it would be a desperate fight. Questions What clues did you use to make this inference? The clues I use to make this inference was that they urged the people to get fire arms to use to fight the British and the meeting was a secret from Britain.

Checking For Understanding Text Before the Revolutionary War they had secret meetings which started with the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in September of In all, 56 delegates from 12 colonies (all except Georgia) got together to decide what to do in response to gaining their independence from Britain. They urged people to get their guns and fight the British. But the British army was large and well- trained. American leaders knew it would be a desperate fight. Questions What is the paragraph about? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ What do you think the they were planning to do? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ What clues did you use to make this inference? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

WKST # 1-3 Guided Practice WKST # 1-3

Guided Practice Text The American Revolutionary War ( ) was a conflict between Great Britain and the American Colonies. By winning the war, the colonies earned their independence from Great Britain and became a separate country. Spies helped win the war. Questions 1. What is the paragraph about? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 2. Whose spies were the best? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 3. What clues did you use to make this inference? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

Independent Practice Text The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax to help the British pay for the French and Indian War. The British felt they were well justified in charging this tax because the colonies were receiving the benefit of the British troops and needed to help pay for the expense. The colonies reacted in protest. They refused to pay the tax. The tax collectors were threatened or made to quit their jobs. They even burned the stamped paper in the streets. The colonies also boycotted British products and merchants. Questions 1. What is the paragraph about? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 2. How did the colonist feel about the Stamp Act of 1765? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 3. What clues did you use to make this inference? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

Homework Text Eventually, the protests of the colonies to the Stamp Act began to hurt British merchants and businesses. The Stamp Act was repealed on March 18, However, the British Parliament wanted to send a message to the colonies. The Stamp Act may not have been a good way to tax the colonies, but they still felt they had the right to tax the colonies. The same day they repealed the Stamp Act, they passed the Declaratory Act which stated that the British Parliament had the right to make laws and taxes in the colonies. Questions 1. What is the paragraph about? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 2. Why do you think the British repealed the Stamp Act? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 3. What clues did you use to make this inference? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

Homework Text During the Stamp Act time groups of American patriots called the Sons of Liberty began to form. They took the protests of British taxes to the streets. They used intimidation to get tax collectors to resign from their jobs. The Sons of Liberty would play an important role later during the American Revolution. Questions 1. What is the paragraph about? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 2. Do you believe the Sons of Liberty were helping America? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 3. What clues did you use to make this inference? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________