PPT-Inferencing If you INFER you…

assume guess come to the conclusion suspect All of these are inferences to infer is the same thing as to assume guess conclude or suspect When you look at information you can INFER assume guess come to the conclusion suspect things that are not plainly stated or shown . By: Jean Can . Leeuwen. Syllables. A word or word part that contains a single vowel sound. Inference. Infer. To make a good guess. Sometimes readers have to figure out how characters feel or what things mean from information the author gives us.. You walk into the room and this is what you see: blood on the floor, an empty birdcage and a happily purring cat. You put the clues together and conclude that the cat ate the bird. . You have just made an inference, or an informed decision.. The Outsiders. Foreshadowing (5) =. “And . Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He’d use it, too, if he ever got jumped again. They had scared him that much. He would kill . Pencil Moving = Brain Working. This is you when the test begins.. This is you 15 minutes later.. When you are taking a test, it is important to keep your brain working.. This is particularly true when working on reading comprehension questions.. Day 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?. . Reading between the lines…. Building software with intelligence. John Winn and John Guiver. Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK. VTL03. Intelligent Software. Search result?. Word?. Who’s the best?. Clicks. Gestures. Game results. probabilistic programming. John Winn. 30. th. June 2010. How can . I write smart software?. How can . I do smart data analysis?. Revise model/method. Why probabilistic programming?. Define . model. Choose . Through Comics 2. I am happy to report that there has been a demand for my comics because they help you with . inferencing. ! So put on your thinking caps! . Sample Discussion Questions:. Why does Garfield refer to his “bed” as a time travel machine?. P . Purpose (why are we writing?). A . Audience (who are we writing for?). L . Layout (sub-headings / paragraphs / verses / bullet points etc?). S . Style (first / third person? Past / Present / Future Tenses?. Main Idea – Topic + Action = Main idea. Sequencing – Mostly chronological. If not, ask why? Usually for effect.. Cause and Effect – Domino/Butterfly. Fact/Opinion – Not true false. . Fiction/Poetry. Erica Salmons. The WHAT and the WHY!. Reading Informational Text . 7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says . explicitly. as well as . inferences. drawn from the text.. P . Purpose (why are we writing?). A . Audience (who are we writing for?). L . Layout (sub-headings / paragraphs / verses / bullet points etc?). S . Style (first / third person? Past / Present / Future Tenses?. I used the I do, we do, partners do, you do model.. I do (slides 7-9), . W. e do (slide 10), . P. artners do (slide 11), . Y. ou do (12-13). . Please see the notes at the bottom of each slide for further explanation. . Comics 2. I am happy to report that there has been a demand for my comics because they help you with . inferencing. ! So put on your thinking caps! . Over the years, I have found that one of the most effective ways to strengthen inference skills is .