1. Inferences

2. Inferences
What is it?

3. Inferences
Making an educated guess that makes sense based on something you already know.

4. Inferences
What’s the purpose?

5. Inferences Allows us to… Critically think about what we read
Make connections
Learn more about plot, theme, or characters

6. Inferences
Examples…
If every week for the last 2 years it always rained on a Wednesday, then I can INFER that because it’s rained for the past 104 Wednesdays and NO OTHER DAY, then it’s going to rain this Wednesday. Bring an umbrella.

7. Inferences
Examples…
If every time there’s a major game, Cam throws out his shoulder, then I can infer a couple different things.
1) Maybe Cam has a bad shoulder.
2) Maybe Cam is throwing too hard.

8. Inferences
Sometimes you can have multiple inferences that aren’t wrong or right until you can get more evidence.

9. Your brother has the missing piece
Inferences
If your family is trying to solve a used, 500 piece puzzle, and your brother is known for losing stuff ALL THE TIME, then if one of the pieces goes missing by the time you solve it, you might infer…
Your brother has the missing piece

10. Your brother has the missing piece
Inferences
If your family is trying to solve a used, 500 piece puzzle, and your brother is known for losing stuff ALL THE TIME, then if one of the pieces goes missing by the time you solve it, you might infer…
Your brother has the missing piece

11. What else might you infer?
Inferences
If your family is trying to solve a used, 500 piece puzzle, and your brother is known for losing stuff ALL THE TIME, then if one of the pieces goes missing by the time you solve it, you might infer…
What else might you infer?

12. The puzzle didn’t come with all the right pieces
Inferences
If your family is trying to solve a used, 500 piece puzzle, and your brother is known for losing stuff ALL THE TIME, then if one of the pieces goes missing by the time you solve it, you might infer…
The puzzle didn’t come with all the right pieces

13. The puzzle didn’t come with all the right pieces
Inferences
If your family is trying to solve a used, 500 piece puzzle, and your brother is known for losing stuff ALL THE TIME, then if one of the pieces goes missing by the time you solve it, you might infer…
The puzzle didn’t come with all the right pieces

14. Be careful about using bad reasoning and evidence
Inferences
Be careful about using bad reasoning and evidence

15. Inferences
You walk into your grandma’s house, and you notice dog stuff EVERYWHERE. Dog bones, dog houses, dog picture where they play poker.

16. A bad inference would be…
Grandma’s a cat person.

17. Inferences
The night before a big test, you start coming down with a bad fever. You feel nauseous, cold even though the room is warm, your nose is sniffly, and at any point, you feel like you might throw up.

18. A bad inference would be…
This is happening because you didn’t study.

19. Deeper Inferences…
You see a group of students that are known for being pretty mean to other kids. They’re jerks, and nobody likes them, not even their family. That weekend however, you see one of those kids helping out at a homeless shelter, and they seem sad about the people around them.

20. What are some things you might infer?
Deeper Inferences…
You see a group of students that are known for being pretty mean to other kids. They’re jerks, and nobody likes them, not even their family. That weekend however, you see one of those kids helping out at a homeless shelter, and they seem sad about the people around them.
What are some things you might infer?

21. Deeper Inferences…
You may not ever get the answer to an inference, and that’s okay, but what you infer should make sense.

22. Deeper Inferences…

23. Review

24. What do they allow us to do? 3 things.
What is an inference?
What do they allow us to do? 3 things.
Can you only make one inference?
What should you do if you have
more than one that might go against each other?
If there’s evidence, you can infer.