Day 1 ELA What does it mean to read between the lines Use The Readers Journey to define the term infer 3 How are the words infer and inference related Reading between the lines ID: 293194
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Activator Week 5Day 1 ELA
What does it mean to “read between the lines?”
Use
The Reader’s Journey
to define the term
infer.
3. How are the words
infer
and
inference
related?
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Reading between the lines…
Infer
(v.) means to draw a conclusion based on facts or evidence. As we analyze different pieces of text, I will ask you for “textual evidence” to support your ideas.
Inference
(n.) a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
When you make an inference, you are “reading between the lines” which means you understand something the author
implied but did not express on the surface.Slide3
At the end of these lesson, you will be prepared to do the following:
ELACC7RL1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
ELACC7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story interact.
ELACC7RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text.Slide4
Based on this picture, tell me five things you can infer about this person. Be prepared to justify your
answer with evidence from the picture.Slide5
Based on this picture, tell me five things you can infer about this person. Be prepared to justify your
answer with evidence from the picture.Slide6
Based
on this picture, tell me five things you can infer about this person. Be prepared to justify your
answer with evidence from the picture.Slide7
Based on this picture, tell me five things you can infer about this person. Be prepared to justify your answer.Slide8
Based on this picture, tell me five things you can infer about this town. Be prepared to justify your answer.Slide9
A picture is
worth a thousand words…but what if you’re not reading a picture book?
How does an author create mental images for the reader?Slide10
What can you infer from the following passage? Use textual evidence to support your inference.
1. People moved slowly then. They ambled across the square, shuffled in and out of the stores around it, took their time about everything. A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with… page 5Slide11Slide12
2. His age was beginning to show, his one sign of inner turmoil, the strong line of his jaw, melted a little, one became aware of telltale creases forming under his ears, one noticed not his jet-black hair but the gray patches growing at his temples.
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3. He was still leaning against the wall…his arms folded across his chest. As I pointed he brought his arms down and pressed the palms of his hands against the wall. They were white hands, sickly white hands that had never seen the sun, so white they stood out garishly against the dull cream wall in the dim light…
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4. “Guilty…guilty…guilty.” I peeked at
Jem
. His hands were white from gripping the balcony rail, and his shoulders jerked as if each “guilty” was a stab between them. It was
Jem’s
turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd.
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5. “And you—”
she pointed an arthritic finger at me—”what are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways—a Finch waiting on tables at the O.K. Café—hah!”
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What is characterization?
Indirect
(Showing, not
telling)
ambled…shuffled
s
ickly white hands
e
ach “guilty” was a stab…
Direct
(Telling)
People moved slowly…
They were white hands…
..his shoulders jerked…
Effective
writers develop
characters
through specific word choice that creates images
or pictures in the reader’s mind. Slide21
Characterization
S
(What the character
says
)
A (How the character
acts
)
R
(How others
react
to the character)
A
(The character’s appearance)
T (The character’s thoughts)Slide22
Characterization Review
Characterization
is the process by which the writer
develops characters in a narrative.
Characterization
is revealed through
direct characterization
and
indirect characterization
.
Characters are developed through what they
say,
their
actions, the
reactions
of others, their
appearance,
and their
thoughts
(SARA T.)
The author’s choice of words has a significant impact on effective characterization.Slide23