Draw Inferences

Draw Inferences

Today we will: Identify details in a text to draw inferences, Use prior knowledge to draw inferences, Make well-supported predictions about a text.

Today we'll read a story about a cowboy named Pecos Bill.

We are going to learn how to draw inferences about a story. When we draw inferences before we read, we can adjust and refine our ideas as we move through the story. Inferences help us focus on the characters and the details to deepen our understanding of the story.

Look at illustrations to make inferences about the story.

What do you see in the illustration?

Look at the title and introduction of the story.

What do you notice in the introduction and title?

Before we read, we look at the illustrations.

Think about the details in them and connect them to what the story is about and what we already know. Then draw an inference about the main character and what he or she might do.

Think about the animals Pecos Bill encounters.

Draw an inference about what might happen to the next animal that challenges Pecos Bill.

Open Ended

I think Pecos Bill is ________. When the ______challenged Pecos Bill ____________________________.