Inference
Author's Purpose & Message
Reading Comprehension
Summary
Connecting Text & Citing Evidence
100
What do you do when you infer something?
Connect the dots or draw a conclusion based on evidence in the text.
100
What are three of the five types of author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Describe
Instruct/Explain
100
I don't like the new font that you used on the website, but there is no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater; just change the font back to the original and I'll approve the design.
What does throw the baby out with the bathwater mean?
It means to discard something valuable or useful along with something disagreeable or unusable.
100
What 3 things do we look for in FICTION writing to ensure a summary has all it needs? (CPR)
Character, Problem, Resolution
100
"Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne
The story of a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans climb down a crater and have many wild adventures, encountering dinosaurs and prehistoric man. They eventually return to surface again in southern Italy.
Where are the main characters headed? How do we know that? (Cite Evidence)
They are going to the center of the Earth. The summary says that "...a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans climb down a crater...."
200
Amy and Alice were having a conversation. Amy raised her voice and began yelling at Alice. Amy stormed off and slammed the door. What can we infer happened?
Amy and Alice got into an argument.
200
The "big idea" that an author uses is what?
The author's message.
200
The year was 1964. There were gasoline shortages due to conflict in the Middle East. A Polish-American chemist named Stephanie Louise Kwolek was working for DuPont, an American chemical company. Kwolek and her group were synthesizing or creating fibers to test. During one of the steps in the process, Kwolek created a milky white solution by mixing two chemicals that were often used in the process. Kwolek had invented Kevlar.
Who is credited with creating Kevlar?
Stephanie Kwolek
200
What do you do for NON-FICTION summaries. (2 things)
Number each paragraph and create a blurb for each paragraph in the margin.
200
What can we infer/connect about students with this meme?
Students don't want to be called on.
300
What is the global inference of the American flag?
It represents freedom, liberty, etc.
300
An author whose purpose is to ___________ will explain something to readers or provide them with knowledge they did not possess before.
inform
300
Many times the great inventor's wife would beckon him to return to his room for sleep, but he had a fire in his belly.
What does fire in his belly mean?
It means to have a strong desire to accomplish difficult or creative tasks.
300
Provide a summary for this article:
A man who seems to have been disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa in Paris. Video posted on social media shows security guards at the Louvre Museum escorting the man away Sunday as he spoke in French about the planet. "Think of the Earth! There are people who are destroying the Earth!..." he says, according to The Associated Press. Another video showed someone clearing the cake off the glass protecting the Mona Lisa, as onlookers held up their phones to film the incident's aftermath. The 36-year-old man was detained and sent to a psychiatric unit. The original Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1519. The oil painting hangs in the Louvre's largest room, according to the museum's website. This isn't the first time the iconic painting has run into trouble. The protective glass was put up after it was damaged in an acid attack during the 1950s.
Video shows a man throwing a cake at the Mona Lisa. Security guards took the man to a psychiatric unit after he claimed he did this so people will "think of the Earth." The glass protective casing protected it from harm.
300
What can we infer/connect from this text and picture?
That your friend and you know that yall want to be partners without speaking.
400
With clippers in one hand, and scissors in another, Lupe was ready to begin her job. What can we infer is her job?
She is a hair dresser/cutter.
400
Hate comes in many forms for many different reasons. Hate does nothing but make things worse for society. Hitler spewed hate for millions of Jews, prisoners of war, and a host of other nationalities during the Holocaust and World War II. His hate and mindset allowed others to follow his lead and bred this same hate and murderous attitude. Millions of people needlessly died because of this type of hate. We must do what we can to ensure hate cannot live in our lives no matter who tries to sway us.
What is the author's message in this paragraph?
Do not allow hate to consume you or bad things can happen.
400
"Intermediate Math Problems for Students" by M. Colwell
This workbook explains how to perform basic mathematical operations, like double-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It also explains fractions and decimals.
Is the summary of a fiction or non-fiction text and what is the author's purpose (P.I.E.,D.I.)?
Non-fiction, inform
400
Provide a BLURB for the following information.
REMEMBER: a BLURB is 7-14 words.
Cave explorers stumbled upon a prehistoric forest at the bottom of a giant sinkhole in South China earlier this month. Sinkholes such as these are also known in Chinese as Tiankeng, or "Heavenly pit." At 630 feet deep, the sinkhole would hide the Washington Monument and then some. The bottom of the pit holds an ancient forest spanning nearly three football fields in length, with trees towering over 100 feet high. And according to the Chinese government, it is one of 30 enormous sinkholes in the county.
A prehistoric forest was found in a sinkhole in China. It contains 100ft trees.
or
A "heavenly pit" found in South China has an ancient forest in it.
400
What can we connect about this statement? What did or didn't happen?
The boy did not do his homework, and now is in a rush to get it done before the teacher asks for it.
500
I woke up this morning and the grass is wet. There is water dripping from the tree leaves and roof. There is also puddles of water on the sidewalk and street. What can we infer happened while I was asleep?
It rained.
500
Bugs having exoskeletons help protect them from being killed by predators and other dangers in the environment. Armies have learned from bugs and began following their lead centuries ago. Using armor has protected many soldiers for thousands of years. It protects the soldiers from swords, bullets, and flying debris.
What is the message in this paragraph.
Armor protects soldiers and bugs for thousands of years.
500
"If a Tree Falls" adapted by Stan Tanner
This is the very short story of a buck. the buck was admiring his horns in the water's reflection and feeling bad about his skinny legs. Then a hunter tries to kill him. As the buck tries to escape, his big horns get stuck in some tree branches, but his skinny legs manage to pull him free. The moral is that what is truly valuable is often unappreciated.
Is this text fiction or non-fiction? What is the moral of the story?
Fiction, the moral is that what is truly valuable is often unappreciated.
500
Create a BLURB for this article:
Reminder: a BLURB is 7-14 words.
U.S. officials confirmed that a space rock that streaked through the skies off the coast of Papua New Guinea in January 2014 was, in fact, an incredibly rare meteor that originated from beyond the solar system. This meteor is known as CNEOS 2014-01-08. It crash-landed on Jan. 8, 2014, but not until last week did government officials confirm the origin of this space rock. The meteor was determined as "interstellar" or from beyond the solar system by Amir Siraj in 2019. At the time, Siraj, a student at Harvard University, worked to determine his findings with his academic adviser, Abraham Loeb, a professor of science at the university.
An "interstellar" space rock fell to Earth in 2014 is from another solar system.
500
"The Reign of Attila the Hun" by Ed Reaves
Attila the Hun was the scourge of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires in the 440s and the 450s. He invaded and conquered territory in what would now be considered France and Italy, terrorizing the countryside along the way. This text tells the story of Attila's life.
Is this fiction or non-fiction?
What type of inference do we use to determine if it is fiction/non-fiction? What can we infer about who Attila is?
Non-fiction, gap-filling, Attila is a leader in an army that caused chaos.