1. INFERENCES
Making a guess as to why

2. Inference Denotation:
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
The process of reaching such a conclusion: "order, health, and by inference cleanliness”

3. What can you infer?
This person is relaxing because they are on vacation
Dude fell because it is wet and he lost control of his bike

4. In your own words
Based on the denotation and examples, define INFERENCE in your own words
An inference is when you guess at what is going on
An inference is reading between the lines
An inference is thinking more in depth about what the author writes or what you see

5. How Do Good Readers Make Inferences?
They use:
Word/text clues
Picture clues
Define unknown words
Look for emotion (feelings)
Use what they already know
Look for explanations for events
ASK themselves questions!

6. What can you infer?

7. What can you infer? What can you infer from this passage?
Ms. White has recess duty. Jacob finds a frog, picks it up, and runs over to show it to Ms. White. Ms. White screams, jumps, and runs as fast as she can into the school.
What can you infer from this passage?
2. What are the “clues” in this passage?