The Race
What can you infer this reading is about?
Horse races
Compare: How are New York City and Madrid similar?
They both are cities.
Complete the sentence with a subject pronoun:
________ are my best friends.
They
Complete this sentence:
She __________ very brave. Use the "to be" verb.
She is very brave.
Identify the subject.
They are my friends.
They
The Race
What is your evidence for making your inference?
The title. The picture.
Contrast: How are New York City and Madrid different?
New York is in the U.S.
Madrid is in Europe.
Identify the subject pronoun:
We like to run.
We
Complete the sentence. Use the present tense.
She ____________ (to swim) at the pool.
She swims at the pool.
Identify the predicate.
We went to the park.
went to the park
What is an inference?
A smart guess
What does it mean to compare?
To see how two things are alike or similar.
Identify the subject pronoun:
It is a sunny day.
It
What is she doing? Use present progressive tense.
She is sleeping.
Identify the subject and the predicate.
You are very funny.
Predicate: are very funny.
What are some words we can use when making an inference?
"I think..."
"My guess is..."
What does it mean to contrast?
To see how two things are different.
Write your own sentence with a subject pronoun.
Example: He runs to the park.
What are they doing? Use present progressive tense.
They are laughing.
Write your own sentence with a subject, predicate, and subject pronoun.
Identify each one.
He is my best friend.
Subject: He
Predicate: is my best friend.
Subject pronoun: He
What are the two parts to making an inference?
What I know + Information from the author and text.
What is the chart we use when we compare and contrast?
A Venn diagram
What are the subject pronouns? Name them all.
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Write your own sentence using present progressive tense.
Example: They are running.
Is this a complete sentence? Why or why not?
went to the grocery store.
No. It is a predicate. There is no subject.