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Inferring
Figurative Language
Predictions
Generalizations
Riddles
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What two things do you use to help you make an inference?
What are clues and background knowledge.
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What is figurative language?
Language that can be interpreted in more than one way
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What is a prediction?
A prediction is an educated guess about what might happen next in a text based on clues and background knowledge.
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What is a generalization?
A broad statement about what a group of people or things have in common, or a broad statement about situations.
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Infer the answer the following riddle: I come in many colors. I am faster than a bicycle. You can buy me new or used. I have a trunk. Henry Ford invented me.
What is a car.
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What is an inference?
An inference is a prediction, generalization, or conclusion that readers come up with about a text when they use clues from the text and their background knowledge
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What does this example of figurative language mean? "The forest was as quiet as a falling leaf."
That the forest was very quiet.
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Make a prediction of what might happen next: "The storm began suddenly. The lightening lit up the sky and the thunder roared loudly. The electricity was blinking on and off quickly."
They will lose power in the storm.
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What makes a generalization faulty?
It can be proven to be false with at least one example. It is not supported by facts/examples.
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Infer the answer the following riddle: I am smaller than the Earth. I reflect light from the sun. I have craters. I am miles from the Earth. I have many phases.
What is the moon.
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What does an inference help us do?
It helps us better understand texts.
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What does the following example of figurative language mean? "The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell."
The rain fell on my face.
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Make a prediction about what might happen next: "Trina and her mom drove to the electronic store. Trina had her money she had received for Christmas and the money she had saved. She waited a long time for this day. Finally, she would be able to look up all the things she needed for school on the internet and email her friends."
Trina will buy a computer.
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What are 3 key words you might see in valid generalizations?
Possible words: often generally most some many sometimes usually
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Infer the answer the following riddle: I am eaten. I come from South America. I am a fruit. I come with a peel. I grow on trees upside down.
What is a banana
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What can we infer about Patti from the following paragraph? "Achoo!" Patti sneezed. She sneezed again and then a third time. She felt very warm and her head hurt. She dragged herself out of bed and called her boss. She told her boss she wouldn't be going to work.
We can infer that Patti is sick.
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What does the following example of figurative language mean? "Jermaine could not wait to break the news to his parents."
Jermaine is going to tell his parents something they don’t know.
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Latoya decided to bake some brownies. She put them in the oven and went outside and jumped in the pool. She swam for a long time. She forgot all about the brownies. What will happen next?
The brownies will burn in the oven.
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Is this generalization valid or faulty? "Many stories written for children are picture books."
Valid generalization
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Infer the answer the following riddle: I have bristles. You put paste on me. You can hold me in your hand. I am made of plastic. I hang around bathrooms.
What is a toothbrush.
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If you see someone with a cast on their arm, what can you infer?
That the person broke his/her arm.
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What does the following example of figurative language mean? "I have a frog in my throat."
I can't talk/I am losing my voice.
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Mrs. Lopez ran over a big nail. It stuck in the tire. Air began to seep out. What do you predict will happen next?
Mrs. Lopez will get a flat tire.
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Is the following generalization valid or faulty? "Professional baseball players never miss a practice session."
Faulty generalization
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Infer the answer the following riddle: I am round. My favorite number is one. I am made by the government. I am made of copper. A president's face is on me. You can use me at a store.
What is a penny.