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Inferencing
Text Structure
Writing
Context Clues
Main Idea and Key Details
100
To make an inference, you need __________ and __________.
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
100
She was late to practice because she had a flat tire. The text structure is ___________.
What is cause and effect?
100

What should be included in a strong introduction?

Hook, Task, 2 middles, Interest

100
They composed a letter to the governor, asking for more soldiers in the fort. Composed means ______________.
What is wrote?
100

What is the main idea? 

What the text is mostly about

200

The crowd began to roar as I made a few practice swings with the bat. The umpire called to me sharply to hurry. I was not in any hurry to face the most famous pitcher in history. Who am I?

What is a baseball player?

200
Clue words like both, differences, and however indicate this text structure.
What is compare and contrast?
200

What should be included in your middles? 

Evidence, citations, original thought, transitions

200

He was bitten and pushed and made fun of, not only by the ducks, but by all the poultry.

Poultry effort means ___________________.

What is birds?

200

What are key details?

Sentences that support the main idea

300
His mouth hurt! The man knew it was time to make an appointment. When the day came, he waited in a room until he was called. Then he went to a small room and laid back in a moveable chair. The person in charge picked up a tool and bent over him as he began. Infer where this man is.
What is a dentist's office?
300
First, the seed is planted. After it rains, the seed sprouts. Then the plant grows tall. The text structure is _______.
What is Sequence/ chronology?
300

What should be included in your conclusion? 

Restate your task, summarize middles, a little more information (lesson, feeling, reminder)

300
The laceration on the boy's finger was not too bad; it only needed two stitches. Laceration means ________________.
What is cut?
300

I tripped over a ball and fell. 

What is the cause? 

What is the effect? 

400
The young woman looked down at her long dress. She felt like a princess! She and the others stood quietly until they heard the music. Then she walked down the aisle, holding her flowers. Make an inference about what is occurring.
What is a wedding?
400
Clue words like difficulty, solve, and challenge indicate this type of text structure.
What is problem and solution?
400

What are the 6 steps of writing? 

unpack the prompt, brainstorm, read to write/ find your evidence, organize your evidence/ plan, write BMME, edit/revise

400
Slavery was abolished after the Civil War. Abolished means _______________.
What is done away with/ got rid of?
400

What is a cause and effect relationship?

A relationship in which one thing brings about, or causes, something else to occur. 

500
Animals that are endangered are close to becoming extinct. That means their species will no longer exist on Earth. Obey all rules and restrictions when camping or hiking. Do not feed wild animals. Take good care of the forest environment. No littering. Leave it better than you found it. Why do you think littering is dangerous for endangered species and the environment as a whole?
Littering can harm animals and pollute their environment.
500
Birds build nests using materials, like straw, twigs, and mud. Nests must be in a protected location, such as high in a tree or in a barn loft. The text structure used here is ________.
What is description?
500

Give two examples of how you can add evidence in your writing.

The author stated....

The text said....

For example.....

500
Chocolate was her Achilles' heel. She went off her diet when her aunt baked her favorite cake. Achilles' heel means _______________.
What is weakness/ weak spot?
500

Where is the main idea usually found in an informational text? 

Early in the paragraph or passage