1. Quarter 1 Week 2 Day 1

2.  Authors don’t always tell every detail or give every bit of information in nonfiction or in fiction stories.

3.  Readers make inferences to supply information that authors leave out.  When you make an inference, you add what you already know to what an author has told you.

4. What the Text Says:My Background Knowledge: My Inference: 1.It was scorching hot outside all week. 2. My neighbor has a uhaul truck in front of his house 3. 1.It is hottest in the summer 2.Uhaul trucks are used for moving things 1.I think that it is summer. 2. EXAMPLE

5.  What is an inference?  An inference is an educated guess based on what you have read AND what you already know.

6. What I see in the Picture: My Background Knowledge: My Inference: Copy this Chart into Your Notebook

7.  Use your chart to make inferences about what is happening in this picture.

8. What I see in the Picture: My Background Knowledge: My Inference: 1.The child is in a stroller. 2. 1.Strollers are used for children who cant walk. 1.I think that this child is unable to walk on her own. Finish filling in this Chart

9.  Inference Activities Inference Activities

10.  Today we learned how to make inferences to think about what the author wants us to know about the characters.  As you read, think about these same questions to make inferences about characters in books you read independently.