Inferences
True or false: You make inferences every day.
True.
False -- it must be a complete sentence.
True or false: Summaries should be at least half a page long.
False.
What is another name for the climax?
The turning point.
What is the definition of a conflict?
A problem.
Samantha practiced her speech in front of the mirror every night. On the morning of the presentation, she checked her note cards three times before leaving home.
What can you infer about Samantha?
She is nervous about her presentation.
What is the definition of a theme?
A lesson the author is trying to teach you.
What does SWBST stand for?
Somebody Wanted But So Then.
How many pieces of a plot diagram are there?
What is dialogue?
Two characters speaking in a story.
Mrs. Carter entered the classroom and noticed that everyone was unusually quiet. Several students quickly closed their laptops, and one student pushed a stack of papers underneath his textbook.
What can the reader infer?
The students were doing something that they should not be doing.
Theme cannot contain what two words?
Always and never.
What should you NOT include in a summary?
Minor details.
What is the definition of plot?
The sequence of events that happen in a story, what happens in the story
What is a subplot?
A smaller conflict in the story happening alongside the main conflict.
What is the definition of an inference?
Making an educated guess based on clues.
Besides the two illegal words, theme also cannot contain what?
Character names.
A student summarizes a story by listing every single event in the order it happened. What is the biggest problem with this summary?
They are going to include everything that happened instead of the most important things.
Tell me the climax of one of the stories that we read this quarter.
Roger deciding not to steal the purse.
Mary hitting Patrick on the head.
The climax is directly connected to what element of a story?
Theme.
Caleb stared at the basketball sitting on the shelf. He had promised his friends he would meet them at the park, but he knew his mother needed help carrying groceries. After a moment, Caleb grabbed his jacket and walked toward the kitchen. What can you infer about Caleb?
Caleb is responsible and willing to put helping his family before his own plans.
Give me one theme from a story that we read this quarter.
Kindness can change someone's life.
People can do unexpected things.
Passage: A girl gets lost while hiking, stays calm, follows a trail, and eventually finds her family.
Student's summary:
"The girl is hiking with her family. She is wearing a blue jacket and carrying a backpack. She gets lost and feels scared. She walks down a trail and eventually finds her family."
Question: What's wrong with the summary?
You do not need to include the blue jacket and backpack details.
Put the pieces of the plot diagram in order.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is a parallel episode?
When two events in a story are similar or mirror each other. They come together or affect each other.