What is inferring?
Infer from an image
Infer from a text
General
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To infer, we have to read the text and ______ about the text.
Think
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Who made the mess in the kitchen?
The dog
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Where was Leo planning to go today?
The beach
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What is a noun group?
A group of words that contain a noun and describing words.
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True or false: an inference is just a random guess
False
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How is the dog feeling right now? How do you know?
The dog is feeling guilty because it's frowning and looking down.
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How does Leo's mood change from the beginning to the end of the story?
Leo goes from feeling excited because he's going to the beach to sad that it's storming and he can't go anymore.
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Write a noun group to describe a dog.
Eg. The fluffy, yellow dog.
The growling, dangerous German Shepherd.
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What is one strategy you might use to find information in a text?
Skim and scan etc.
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What has the weather been like outside? How do you know?
It's been raining because the dog has brought muddy footprints inside.
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What is the 'loud rumble' in the distance?
Thunder
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List the features of an informative paragraph.
Topic sentence
Detail sentences
Concluding/linking sentence
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True or false
This is a literal question: Use evidence from the text to explain what you think happened after the bushfire was put out.
False - this is an inferential question because it is asking 'what do you think'.
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How do you think the owner will feel when they come home? Why?
Frustrated or annoyed because they have a mess to clean up and food to replace.
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Why did Leo's mum sigh when she looked out the window?
She could see the weather changing and knew it meant they could not go to the beach.
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What is the difference between skimming and scanning?
When skimming, readers typically look at headings, subheadings, and the first and last sentences of paragraphs.
When scanning, readers move their eyes rapidly over the text, looking for particular words or phrases that stand out, without reading the whole text.
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Why do authors make us infer instead of just telling us?
Response might be: It makes the story more fun because the reader is trying to understand what is happening and what might happen next. The reader can imagine the story better.
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Why might the dog have knocked over the bin?
Response might be: It was playing or it wanted to get food from it.
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The text says, 'Leo can smell the salty breeze.' Is he actually smelling the ocean? Explain your thinking.
Response might be: no, he isn't smelling the ocean, he's just imagining it.
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What does 'visualising' mean when you are reading.
Being able to imagine the story.