Citing Evidence to Make Inferences

Citing Evidence to Make Inferences

What is an Inference?

An inference is the process of drawing a conclusion based on the evidence available, ​previous knowledge, and experience.

To simplify, when we make inferences, we use evidence and our own knowledge to arrive at a conclusion.

​INFERENCE = EVIDENCE + KNOWLEDGE

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An Inference is NOT...

• Stating a fact

• Making a prediction

• Reciting something you have read!

Multiple Choice

What is an inference?

• A fact stated directly in the text

• A logical conclusion based on evidence and knowledge

• A summary of the main events in a story

• A word that describes an emotion

​Inferencing is About Reading Between the Lines

​Authors rarely state things clearly for readers. We need to be able to investigate and make inferences--read between the lines--to determine the central ideas of a text.

​When we infer, we can look and think about these things:

• Details-Explicit and Implicit

• Tone of the Author​

• Quotes

• ​Figurative Language

• ​​Our knowledge of the Subject

Multiple Choice

What inference can you draw from the last photo?

• The people are swimming in the ocean enjoying themselves.

• There is a very bad storm and destruction is taking place.

• They are on a family vacation.

Prove IT!!!

​You prove your inference by citing evidence from the text details, pictures, videos, captions, dialogue, and more!

Multiple Choice

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• A) What you know about the topic

• B) The characters in the text

• C) The topic of the text

• D) Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

Steps to INFER During Reading:

• Read the text 2 Times!!!

• Read the question

• Search for evidence/clues/details in the text

• Make an inference

• Use evidence to Explain your thinking

Reorder

What are the Steps to Making a Inference?

Put the Steps in Order!

• Read the text 2 Times!!!

• Search for evidence/clues / details in the text

• Read the question

• Make an inference

• Use Evidence to Explain your thinking

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Open Ended

Text Challenge 1:

Where did they want to go?

How do you know?

Open Ended

Text Challenge 2:

Where are the going?

How do you know?

Open Ended

Text Challenge 3:

What did the student lose?

How do you know?

Open Ended

Picture Challenge 1:

Why is the man on the floor?

What makes you think so?

Open Ended

Picture Challenge 2:

What is this man going to say to this girl?

Open Ended

Picture Challenge 3:

What happened to this person's heel?

How do you know?

Open Ended

Picture Challenge 4:

How does Garfield feel in frame 3?

How might he solve this problem?

Open Ended

Video Challenge 1:

What can you infer?

Open Ended

Video Challenge 2:

What can you infer?

Open Ended

Video Challenge 3:

What can you infer?

Poll

How do you feel about citing evidence to make inferences?

• I completely understand it!!!

• I almost got it!!

• I need a little more practice!!!

• HELP, Mrs. Beard!!!

Collaborative Activity
Making Inferences Challenge

• You will work with a partner to create a Google Slide Deck of Inferences

• You must create a minimum of 4 slides.

• You can include Text, Short Films, Pictures or Comics!

• Each slide must include a question related to the example.

• Be Creative!

• Now, go to Google Classroom Classwork> Making Inferences Challenge