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reading:Making inferences based on textual content with evidence
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You already make inferences all of the time.  For example, imagine you go over to a friend’s house and they point at the sofa and say, “Don’t sit there, Cindy came over with her baby again.”  What could you logically conclude?  First, you know there must be a reason not to sit where your friend is pointing.  Next, the reason not to sit there is related to the fact that Cindy just visited with her baby.  You don’t know what exactly happened, but you can make an inference and don’t need to ask any more questions to know that you do not want to sit there.

Inference is what you, as a reader, conclude based on reading a text.  Those conclusions are not stated directly in the text; they are thoughts that you develop based on evidence in the text.  Text evidence consists of content, point of view, language, and tone—the elements that an author uses to create meaning in a text.  These elements can be manipulated to imply meaning instead of stating it directly.

What is inference ?

Techniques of making inferences

Techniques

When reading you can think of the past experiences you have had that are similar to what you are reading.This can connect you with the main idea of the text .Past experiences help you to connect two ideas together.

Past Expreriences

You can use the title of the text to infer.Another way of inferring is by studying the words used in the text.All the words are connected and are meant to give a hint of the next event

Context clues

Multiple Select

What can you infer about this text

Mary could see that her friend was nervous about speaking in front of the class because she was fidgeting in her seat and avoiding eye contact with other students.

• Mary was nervous

• Mary was going to present in class

• Mary is happy

WHY MAKE INFERENCES

​Improves your reading skills

This can enable you to understand stories better and when you are asked for a summary,you can easily give it.

You can improve your writing skills if you can join and connect ideas easily.Inference is used by many writers and readers as a way to comprehend the text they are reading.

​Improves your writing skills

Sites to help you infer texts

1.https://mclaughlinteachesenglish.com/5-back-to-school-units-for-high-school-english/
2.https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/
3.https://www.narrativemagazine.com/iStory
4.https://mclaughlinteachesenglish.com/teaching-inference-in-high-school-english/#:~:text=15%20Ways%20to%20use%20Wordless%20Picture%20Books