1. Warm Up #73 – March 21, 2017
Turn in your completed dictionary race handout to the drawer before class begins
GET OUT YOUR NOTEBOOK AND GET READY TO WATCH A SHORT VIDEO!
The speaker mentions that when a woman gives a reason for not wanting to date, she’s really saying WHAT?
How much communication is nonverbal? How does this affect how we try to understand each other when we communicate?
The speaker says “Even a beautiful woman doesn’t know what she wants until she sees it.” How can this relate to reading a text?
Why didn’t the man at the end just walk up to the woman and give her the dog? What was the purpose of the way he returned her dog to her?

2. Objectives and EQs
TLW apply knowledge of inferencing skills to media, visuals, and short texts using teacher modeling, class notes, partner activities, and graphic organizers.
Essential Questions
What is an “inference”? How do we come up with them?
How does my personal experience impact my interpretation?
How can I defend my interpretations using the text?

3. Inferencing Minilesson
Refer to pages 1 and 2 of document “Inferencing Notes”

4. Making simple and complex inferences (page 3 of “Inferencing Notes”)
It says…
She has a black eye
Her hair is messed up
She has a bandage on her knee
She is sitting outside the principal’s office
I say…
Kids usually get black eyes when they get into fights
It looks like she has been beaten up
And so…
The girl is in trouble for getting into a fight at school

5. Inferencing Video Practice (page 4)
As we watch the short video, Alma, we will stop and discuss the questions on your handout.
For each question, we will use the chart to make simple and complex inferences
Refer to page

6. Simple vs Complex inferences (page 5-8)
With a partner, complete the simple inferences handout
If you finish with that, complete the complex inferences handout