Textual evidence and Inferences

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  - Vocabulary tests 1/12

Multiple Choice

What is a prefix?

• Is a word part added to the beginning of a word or base word.

• Is a word part added to the end of a word.

Multiple Choice

What is a Suffix?

• Is a word part added to the beginning of a word or base word.

• Is a word part added to the end of a word.

Making Inferences

And citing evidence

Daily Objectives

• I can make logical inferences based on the evidence in the text

• I can cite appropriate textual evidence to support my inferences

Multiple Choice

What is an inference?

• Something you have a gut feeling about.
• An educated guess.
• Evidence that supports your claim.
• What the story is mostly about.

What do I see?

What can I infer?

I SEE someone kneeling on one knee, a ring, and a beach background.

Based on my background knowledge, I INFER that this is a marriage proposal.

Open Ended

What do you SEE? What do you INFER?

Open Ended

What do you SEE? What do you INFER?

Open Ended

What do you SEE? What do you INFER?

Citing Textual Evidence

Why should you cite evidence when you write?

• Helps to support your answer.

• Provides proof

Multiple Choice

What is textual evidence?

• Your claim.

• Proof from the text to support your answer.

• What the author thinks about a topic.

• An explanation in your own words about your claim.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

• It makes your paragraph longer.
• It shows that you know what you are talking about.
• It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

Your turn to practice!

To do list:
+ IReady Books
- Flocab on inferences