Making Inferences

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What does it mean to infer?

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To use your schema and clues in the text to make a guess.

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Schema: What we already know from our background knowledge

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What we already know from our background knowledge

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Same schema for all?

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No

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Clues from the text?

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Clues from the book that help us infer

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Clues from the text can be found:

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Anywhere in the book!

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Crying indicates:

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Sadness.

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Inference from the picture

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She is being surprised for her birthday.

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Are all inferences correct?

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No

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Inferences about books?

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No

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Inference about the picture:

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Someone is scared on a roller coaster.