Inferencing Reading between the lines…

What do you notice about this picture? What can you infer about this woman’s life?

In the next slide, take a look at, not only the people and the setting, but also the reactions of others. What might be happening in the scene? In the next slide, take a look at, not only the people and the setting, but also the reactions of others. What might be happening in the scene?

Prove it! How do you know these things? Do you have any textual evidence to back up your claims? What are you using to draw these conclusions? PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and evidence from the text (picture in this case) How do you know these things? Do you have any textual evidence to back up your claims? What are you using to draw these conclusions? PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and evidence from the text (picture in this case)

What is an INFERENCE? A reasonable conclusion made about something based on clues, facts and prior knowledge. Often the writer of a piece of literature will not tell us everything there is to tell. At times, we have the pleasure of drawing an inference about a scene, a character, or an action. The process is pleasurable because we are actually making a discovery on our own. A reasonable conclusion made about something based on clues, facts and prior knowledge. Often the writer of a piece of literature will not tell us everything there is to tell. At times, we have the pleasure of drawing an inference about a scene, a character, or an action. The process is pleasurable because we are actually making a discovery on our own.

Real World Connection What occupations (jobs) might use inferencing on an everyday basis?

Connection to Self What are two things that a person might infer about you if they walked into class right now? Why might they infer that? What are two things that a person might infer about you if they walked into class right now? Why might they infer that?

Connection to Text Read “Casey at the Bat” How do the fans feel about the other batters? How do they feel about Casey? Describe Casey’s character? Read “Casey at the Bat” How do the fans feel about the other batters? How do they feel about Casey? Describe Casey’s character?

Casey at the Bat

Connection to Film Listen for examples of inferencing in the following video clip Listen carefully…he talks very fast! Sherlock Holmes Listen for examples of inferencing in the following video clip Listen carefully…he talks very fast! Sherlock Holmes

Connection to Text “I Like to See It Lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson Highlight evidence from the text that helped you to infer what the speaker is talking about Poem audio “I Like to See It Lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson Highlight evidence from the text that helped you to infer what the speaker is talking about Poem audio

DID YOU GET THE RIDDLE?

Dickinson is talking about…. A Steam Engine