Inference Facts
Inferences are made up of two things: what the text says and ______________.
what you know
True or false: themes are made up of a single topic.
Buck defeats this antagonist that he challenges for leadership.
Spitz
If Joe packs swim trunks and sunscreen and talks about all the fried shrimp he's eating next week, I can infer he's going to this place on Fall Break.
"You don't notice the light without a bit of shadow. Everything has both dark and light."
good things stand out only next to bad things
implicit
Themes should be broad and applicable to a lot of different stories--or this word, for short.
universal
Buck learns this rule from the man with the red jacket.
the law of club and fang
If Joe packs goggles and talks about photographing tropical fish, I can draw a conclusion that he is going to do this activity.
snorkel/swim/dive on a reef
"We think that books, instead of being locked in cupboards, far from the sight of students, should be distributed as widely as possible."
knowledge should be shared
Text evidence that is directly stated is _______.
explicit
Themes must be expressed in this method.
complete sentence
The law and club of fang means that this side usually wins an argument.
club
Taylor is a huge Vols fan. Mackenzie runs into Taylor after a game, and Taylor is excited and grinning from ear to ear. Mackenzie draws this conclusion about the outcome of the game.
they won
"Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it's the warrior who wields it."
the power of a tool is in its user
True or false: inferences include a reader's prior knowledge or knowledge of the outside world.
true
A theme is an author's ___________ about a topic.
opinion
John Thornton tells Buck to jump of a cliff in order to prove that Buck has this quality.
loyalty
Science class involves a touch tank with a harmless, but very large and hairy, tarantula. Sophia is pale, shaking, and sweating profusely. The teacher draws a conclusion that Sophia feels this way about spiders.
terrified
"Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset."
nature can bring people together
Another way to say "make an inference" is ________.
draw a conclusion
True or false: you can disagree with the author about a theme and say that the theme is something else.
false
The "call" that Buck hears throughout chapter 7 represents this idea.
the wild side
Avery and Taylor are best friends who have never had a disagreement. One day, Avery is withdrawn and grumpy and seems "off." The most reasonable inference to draw is...
Avery is not upset with Taylor, but something else
"He hadn't once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes."
when you care about someone, it influences how you see the world.