Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Mrs. Davidovicz’s 2011 – 2012 Class GPS: GPS: ELA3R3 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student f. Makes judgments and inferences about setting, characters, and events and supports them with evidence from the text.

Free powerpoint template: 2 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Write down the Essential Question in your Reading Notebook: EQ: How can I make an inference, based on the information that I read? V: Making Inferences: adding the clues from the text to what you already know to make a guess about something

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Authors don’t always tell every detail or give every bit of information in nonfiction or in fiction stories. Readers make inferences to supply information that authors leave out. Free powerpoint template: 3

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions “Shoe Box” Game “What am I?” Game Free powerpoint template: 4

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Definition: When you use the clues from the text and add them to what you already know, you are making an inference. Background Knowledge (What I know) + Clues (What the author said) __________________________ An Inference (a “smart guess”) Free powerpoint template: 5

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read the following passage and then make an inference. On Saturday, I helped my dad. I pushed the cart and followed him all over the store. Dad put many things in the cart. When we were done, Dad paid for everything. He gasped when he saw the total cost. But if we didn’t come here, we wouldn’t have anything to eat. Where are they? ____________________ What clues did you use? ___________________ Free powerpoint template: 6

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read the following passage and then make an inference. Sam is at the playground. The class is playing a game with two teams. Each team captain is picking people for their team. Sam is the last person to be picked. He won’t pick his head up to the other students and kicks the dirt with his shoe. How is Sam feeling? ________________ What clues did you use? __________________ Free powerpoint template: 7

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read the following passage and then make an inference. Max creeps closer to the spooky old house. Suddenly, he hears a loud “BANG!” Max holds his breath. His heart beats faster. Max tries to run away, but bumps into something tall and hairy. How is Max feeling? ________________ What clues did you use? ___________________ Free powerpoint template: 8

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read the following passage and then make an inference. Dad called up to Connie’s room to tell her that her meal was getting cold. There was no answer from her bedroom. Mom went up to her room and found her still underneath the covers. Sunlight was shining in through her shades. What time of day is it? ____________________ What clues did you use? ___________________ Free powerpoint template: 9

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read the following passage and then make an inference. Tommy and Sarah just got off the school bus. Sarah said, “I smell smoke.” Tommy pointed and yelled, “Sarah, look at the smoke coming out of that house!” In a moment they both heard what sounded like a fire engine siren. ___________________________________________________________________ The passage suggests that – A.The house is on fire, and someone called to report it. B.The house is on fire, and no one called to report it. C.Someone was burning leaves in the back yard. D.This was a fire drill. Free powerpoint template: 10

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read the following passage and then make an inference. Maria was on the flag squad that performed at half time during football games. It was the first game that her grandparents and uncle Luigi attended. Maria waved her flag while looking for her family in the large crowd. Just as she spotted her grandmother, her greatest fear came true. She lost her grip on the flag, and it started to fall. Even though she caught it quickly, Maria’s face became red. She felt as if she had made a horrible mistake and everyone were staring at her. ___________________________________________________________________ The passage suggests that Maria almost dropped her flag partly because she – A was thinking about the football game B wasn’t strong enough C was looking for her family Free powerpoint template: 11