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Making Inferences
What are they? How do you make them?What is textual evidence?
Copyright © 2015 The Teacher Writing Center, a division of SG Consulting, Inc.
www.grammargallery.orgSlide2
Warm-Up
Look at the picture.
What do you see?
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Grammar Gallery
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Discuss Responses
How do you think the man feels? How do you think the cat feels?
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You just made some inferences!
You
used your prior knowledge and looked at the information in the image to make inferences
.
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What is an inference?
It’s an educated guess that’s based on your knowledge and experience in combination with the information (or facts) you have in front of you.
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You Make Inferences
Constantly When you’re talking with others When you’re reading When you’re listening to music
When you’re watching TVSlide7
What
inferences can you make about the photograph of this girl?
What does your prior knowledge tell you?
What facts are in front of you?
What is your
i
nference
about what is happening? Slide8
Inferences and Reading
Readers must make inferences as they read literature or informational text. That’s because
writers don’t tell you everything. They want readers to think about what they are reading. Slide9
Read the text and make an i
nference Alexis was excited. She loved the new pants and shirt her mom bought her. She carefully arranged her hair and put on a pair of sandals her brother surprised her with this morning. It was her special day. She wanted to wear some make-up, but her mom said, “Not until you’re in high school!”
Alexis heard the doorbell ring. Her little sister ran to the door and yelled, “Paulette and Lucy are here. They have presents for you.” Alexis ran to greet her friends. The house was decorated with balloons and streamers. The doorbell rang again. “It’s going to be a wonderful party,” Alexis thought.Slide10
To make an
inference from a reading, you need to consider textual evidence.
The information you get from a text is called “textual evidence.”
We use textual evidence to make
inferences
.
The
information
in the text that lead to your
inference
is your textual evidence. Slide11
What do you
infer Alexis and her friends are celebrating?
Prior K
nowledge
+
Facts
=
Inference
What
is your prior knowledge?
What
are the facts from the text?
What
is your
inference
?Slide12
Answer Key
Slides 2-3The man is sleeping on a couch. The cat is sleeping on his lap. It is probably the man’s cat because cats are usually not relaxed around strangers. Both the man and cat seem completely relaxed and content. Slide13
Answer Key
Slide 7This is a girl or young woman seated in front of a book. She looks bored, confused, or frustrated. She is holding her face in her hand. She is probably a high school or college student because she looks like she is a teenager, and she has a large book in front of her and is wearing jewelry on her wrist. She is probably studying for a test or trying to do her homework and is frustrated that there is too much to do or she doesn’t understand the material.Slide14
Answer Key
Slides 9-11They are probably going to celebrate Alexis’ birthday at a party. The text says that Alexis’ mom bought her the new clothes she is going to wear, and Alexis is arranging her hair carefully. Friends arrive with gifts, and the house is decorated with balloons and streamers. Slide15
For Reference and More Practice …
Refer to the Making Inferences Student Reference Sheet.www.grammargallery.org