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1 Making Inferences

2 Inference  An inference is an assumption that you make about something that you see, read, or experience.  Based on the information available to you and your prior knowledge  Not necessarily a correct guess, but an educated guess

3 Make an Inference!  What does this image tell me?

4 Question…  What did I already know that helped me make that inference?  Did I use picture or written clues?

5 Inferences: Take a Guess? 1.What is this woman doing? 2. Where do you think this woman is? 3.Is she there for work or vacation?

6 Inferences: Take a Guess? Lets look a little bit closer and evaluate your guesses. What is she doing? She is on the telephone. Where do you think this woman is? Based on the furniture and decorations, she is probably in a hotel room. Is she there for work or vacation? Based on the her clothing and the presence of a fax machine, she is probably there for work.

7 Do you think this is a fiction or nonfiction piece? What motives does this writer have for writing this piece? At the close of the year 2009, composting and recycling had stopped 64 million tons of material from ending up in landfills and incinerators (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). Though that is a, America has long way to go. As a country, it is to protect the environment for the sake of future generations! Inferences: Writer’s Motives Lets ask ourselves a few questions about this piece. How do we know that we are getting colored information? This is a nonfiction piece. The writer is an environmentalist. Because we are only given one sided statistics and by the use of these words. good start our responsibility

8 How Do Good Readers Make Inferences?  They use: 1. Word/text clues 2. Picture clues 3. Define unknown words 4. Look for emotion (feelings) 5. Use what they already know 6. Look for explanations for events 7. ASK themselves questions!

9 Authors vs. Readers  Authors Imply, Readers Infer.  Authors make implications that readers have to infer.

10 PBL  You will work in groups to use inferences in order to solve a mystery  Every person in the group should participate  Reader, Scribe, Discussion Director, etc.  When you feel you have gotten all the information necessary from your page, call Mrs. Cukiernik to move on to the next page

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