1. ESCP (S1) Guided Reading
With Ms El-Hendi

2. Part 2: Understanding Expository Text
Class Discussion

3. Lecture Outline What are we going to do today? Mik Unit 2 Mik Unit 3
Making Inferences
Mik Unit 3
Understanding Paragraphs
Practice Activities

4. Unit 2: Making Inferences
Mikulecky and Jeffries
Class Discussion

5. Making Inferences Good readers make inferences as they read:
Inferences: deriving (getting) the logical consequences of an action, derive by reason
In addition to reading, use imagination and knowledge to fill in facts and ideas that are not stated in the text
“Reading between the lines”
Sometimes writers leave out information they think readers will know or guess
In many kinds of writings, authors present facts
and…authors make inferences from those facts.

6. Separating Fact from Inference
Facts are statements of information that can be verified
For example;
The population of Morocco is about 32 million people.
On July 1, 2011, Morocco had a referendum on a new constitution.
According to the Moroccan government, 98.5% of people who voted approved the constitution, or 9,653,492 people.
Only 146,718 people voted against adopting the constitution.

7. Separating Fact from Inference
Inferences are educated guesses that are based on facts:
For example;
The population of Morocco is about 32 million people.
Not all of the people of Morocco voted for the referendum.
On July 1, 2011, Morocco had a referendum on a new constitution.
The Moroccan people felt that there was a need for changes in their society.
According to the Moroccan government, 98.5% of people who voted approved the constitution, or 9,653,492 people.
Not all of the people of Morocco agreed that the changes were enough.

8. Practice Time with Activities
Activities: Pg
Practice Time with Activities

9. Unit 3: Understanding Paragraphs
Mikulecky and Jeffries
Class Discussion

10. Identifying the Topic English is a topic-centered language
A paragraph, or longer text, has a single main topic
Usually mentioned in the beginning
Topic:
A word or phrase that best describes what all of the sentences in the paragraph are about.
Repeated words are usually related to the topic
Practice with identifying the topic, Exercise 1 on Pgs

11. Topic Sentences Paragraphs in English usually contain a topic sentence
Usually mentioned in the beginning
Sometimes it’s in the middle or end
Practice with choosing the missing topic sentence, Exercise 2 on Pgs

12. Main Ideas
In addition to stating the topic, most topic sentences also tell the writer’s main idea.
Main Idea: the idea the writer wants to express about the topic
To explain the idea, the writer includes supporting details
Practice with the example in Pg. 109
In some paragraphs, the topic sentence may not state the complete idea.
The topic may be in one sentence
The writer’s idea about the topic may be in another

13. Practice Time with Activities
Activities: Pg
Practice Time with Activities

14. That’s All
See you next week! Make sure to do your homework!