Inferencing
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Time
Text Connections
Money
100
Fill in the blanks Text + _______ = inference
What is schema
100
What is a main idea?
The main idea is the most important thing the paragraph says about the topic. The topic is what a paragraph is all about.
100
What is smaller units of time. Hours or minutes?
What is Minutes
100
What is the text connection called when you relate what you read in text to something that happened in your life?
What is Text to self connection
100
What is the order from smallest to largest in terms of coins?
What is penny, nickel, dime, quarter, loonie, toonie
200
What are the 3 kinds of text connections you can use to help with your schema?
What are text, self and world connections
200
What are supporting details?
Details that tell you more about the main idea. Supporting details make you main idea stronger
200
Draw on the board what the time, 5:45 might look like
Big hand is on the 9, small hand on the 5
200
What is the connection called when you connect what is in the text to another thing you have read?
What is a text to text connection
200
What will Jimmy have if his mom gave him $5.34, and his mom gave him $4.20?
What is $9.54
300
Ana and Sophie sat in their chairs staring straight ahead for nearly two hours. They did not talk or hardly even move, but they were not bored at all. Where are Ana and Sophie
They are at the movie theatre
300
Is there a limit on the number of supporting details a main idea can have? Why or why not?
No, because passages can be different lengths, there is always one main idea, but many different details that support it.
300
If the small hand on a clock is on the 2, and the big hand is 5 ticks past the 6, what is the time?
What is 2:35
300
What kind of text connection is it when you are connecting something in a text to something that happens around you?
What is a Text to world connection
300
How much change will Tom get back if he pays the cashier $8, and the items cost $5.75?
What is $2.25
400
Cody knew he was in big 10 trouble. He looked glumly at the math test on the desk in front of him. The door opened and Mr. Anders came into the office. "I've called your parents and they are on their way" he said. Why was Cody in trouble?
He did poorly on the math test, therefore his grades are looking bad
400
If different types of families is the main idea, what are some supporting details in the following passage: There are many different types of families, all are seen as equal and loving households. There are single parent households, that have only one parent, such as a mom or just a dad. When a mother or father remarries, they are now seen as stepfamilies. These can involve new children, or a new father or mother. There are also extended families, that have grandparents and other relatives living in the household.
There are single parent households, stepfamilies, and extended families
400
If the small hand is just past the 4, and the big hand 3 ticks past the 8, what is the time?
What is 4:43
400
I connected something in the text about trains, to how I know trains are a mode of transportation that take people to different places around the world. What is this connection?
What is a Text to world connection
400
Draw on the board 2 different ways Bob and Shirley could use nickels, dimes, quarters and loonies to reach $2.35
1 possible way: 8 quarters, 3 dimes, and 1 nickel 2 possible way: 2 loonies, 1 quarter, and one nickel More possible answers
500
What am i? I put on my work jacket and got into the vehicle. I approached the corner, and stopped the vehicle while everyone got on. I got to the destination safely and before 8:30am, so none of my passengers were late
What is a school bus driver
500
What is the main idea in the following passage: Chewing gum is a popular treat. Canadians buy almost two billion dollars worth of gum every year. People around the world chew gum as well. It has even been to outer space!
Gum is a very popular treat
500
Draw on the board what the time 6:24 looks like
Small hand just past the 6, and the big hand 4 ticks past the 4
500
I connected a sentence about whales in a text, to the time I went to Marine land and saw the whales jumping. What is the connection?
What is Text to self
500
If Jenna wants to buy a shirt that is $2.55, a pencil that is $1.25, and a hat that is $5.34, and pays with a $10 bill how much money will she have left?
Total amount of items: $9.14 Change: 86cents
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