Flashcard- Claims and Evidence

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Inference

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an educated guess

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What is the formula for an inference?

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Background Knowledge + Evidence = Inference

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Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better. True or False?

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True

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In real life, people who can back up an opinion about a text with Textual Evidence are taken more seriously than people who can only give a reason of “just because".

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True

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To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge.

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True

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What is an inference?

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An inference is something that you think is true based on information that you have.

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Based on the text, what can you infer about sheepdogs? Options: Sheepdogs are not very smart dogs, Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal, There are many breeds of dogs, Wolves are afraid of sheepdogs.

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Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.

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What can you infer about how the teacher will react when Brian laughs and falls out of his seat during class?

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She will scold Brian for not paying attention in class.

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When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

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True

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What are you looking for when a question asks you to provide textual evidence?

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clues (proof) within the text