inferences
vocab
text evidence
100

Sam eats his lunch with a disgusted look on his face, 

what inference can you make from that?

He does not like his lunch

100

text

a group of words you make a claim from

100

What do you need to support a claim?

Evidence from the text and reasoning.

200

what does it mean to make an inference?

to make an educated guess from the text.

200

Inference

an educated guess based on the text.

200

how do you know if a detail is evedince?

there should be reasoning behind the detail

300

joe is drinking coffee, with a sour face. what can you infer from this?

the coffee is bitter

300

claim

a statement that the maker of the claim believes to be true

300

What kind of evidence would you look for to support a claim?

Evidence that tells or shows how your claim is legit.

400

Maya is under her bed being very quiet and still

what can you infer Maya is doing?

Maya is hiding

400

evedince

a piece of text to support a claim

400

how do you connect your evidence to your claim?


using reasoning

500

Sarah is at the park leaning back on the bench while her younger brother plays.

what can you infer sarah feels?

Bored

500

reasoning

an explanation that connects your evidence with the claim

500

Why is it important to explain your evidence instead of quoting it?

to show how the evidence connects to the claim.