What is an inference? What are the steps we take to make an inference?
An inference is when you use clues/evidence and your past knowledge (or what you know) to make meaning and draw conclusions.
-Find the clues
-Connect them to what you know
-Make your inference
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I sleep with my eyes open, I swim in schools, I can come in many different colours, I need water to live.
Who Am I?
Fish.
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I am a food named after someone named Earl.
I can be eaten at any meal, but most often at lunch.
I always involve bread.
You might bring me on a picnic.
Or bring me to school.
What Am I?
A Sandwich.
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I rubbed my eyes and yawned as I waited for my sister at the bottom of the staircase. I checked my watch and saw that it was 6 in the morning.
How do I feel?
Tired.
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When do we make inferences in our everyday lives?
When we read, look at pictures, watch advertisements, communicate with others, tell how someone may be feeling, find answers to questions, solve mysteries etc.
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I travel with elephants.
I'm surrounded by bright colours.
I perform in a tent.
I like heights.
People look up when they watch me,
And are nervous when they see me.
My job is to walk very carefully across something.
Who Am I?
A tightrope walker.
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I have a head and a tail.
I am made of copper.
Some people think I am lucky if I am found.
What Am I?
A Penny.
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My hands felt clammy and I took a deep breath. I knew I had to give a speech in front of the whole school.
How do I feel?
Nervous.
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Why is it important to know how to make inferences?
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I have four legs but no tail.
Usually I am heard only at night.
I blend in with my environment.
I can can hop high
and I usually live in swampy areas.
Who am I?
A frog.
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I come from a cane.
You might say that I make things sweet.
I can be white or brown.
If you eat too much of me you could get a toothache.
What Am I?
Sugar.
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I scowled at my brother for taking the last pop-tart. I was not a morning person.
How do I feel?
Grumpy or Angry.
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Look at Baxter. Provide an example of an inference you could make about him and what he is like.
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I have a harr-dy laugh.
I see out of one eye.
I sail the seas.
In search of land and treasure.
Who Am I?
A pirate.
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I am one trip around the sun.
I am 12 months.
I am 365 days.
I am used to measure your age.
What Am I?
A Year.
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Kate stared at the giant parking lot. She couldn't remember where she parked her car. This happened every time she went to the mall. "Where could it be?" she said, "I thought it would be right here."
How does she feel?
Confused. Frustrated. Disoriented.
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Choose someone in the class and make an inference about how they might be feeling. Explain your inference and how you know.
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I am a father’s child.
I am a mother’s child.
Yet I am no one’s son.
Who am I?
A daughter.
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I put the "sicle" in POP.
You can skate on me without wheels.
You can mix me into a cream.
If I am thin, you could fall through me.
What Am I?
Ice.
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Joey put his hands on his ears as he tried to finish his math test. The girl sitting next to him kept tapping her pencil on the table.
How does he feel?