Chapter 1-4, LotF: Inferences & Predictions

A conclusion you make based on available facts regarding a passage of text.

• Inference

• Prediction

Reading between the lines.

• Inference

• Prediction

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Guessing about what might reasonably occur.

• Inference

• Prediction

When you first consider what happened already in this story that reasonably dictates what happens next.

• Inference

• Prediction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Chapter 1, in reference to the vote for Jack versus Ralph to lead them: "'All right. Who wants Jack for chief?' With dreary obedience the choir raised their hands." > It would be reasonable to infer...

• ...the choir is only voting for Jack because they feel obligated to vote for him

• ...the choir is going to grow weary of Jack's bullying

Chapter 2, in reference to watching the raging fire on the mountain and the missing little 'uns: "Something strange was happening to Piggy, for he was gasping for breath." > You might reasonably infer...

• ...Piggy is pleased with himself.

• ...Piggy will pass out soon.

• ...Piggy is having an asthma attack.

• ...Ralph will help Piggy relax.

Chapter 2, in reference to watching the raging fire on the mountain and the missing little 'uns: "'That little 'un that had a mark on his face--where is--he now? I tell you I don't see him.' The boys looked at each other fearfully, unbelieving." > It would be reasonable to predict...

• ...the missing little 'un will die from the fire

• ....the speaker is realizing the error of his actions

• ...the little 'un was a miserable child

• ...they will get rescued

Chapter 3, in reference to Jack's hunt for a pig: "The droppings were warm." > It would be reasonable to infer...

• ...the pigs on this island are unusually large

• ...pigs were nearby recently

• ...Jack would come into contact with a pig soon

• ...the pig will die soon

Chapter 4, in reference to the boys acclimating to their circumstances: "They cried for their mothers much less often than might have been expected." > It would be reasonable to infer...

• ...the boys are scared of being on the island

• ...the boys won't appreciate their mothers when they get home

• ...the boys will soon be rescued

• ...the boys are not very homesick

Chapter 4, in reference to the passing ship spotting in the distance: "The fire was dead." > It would be reasonable to predict...

• ...Ralph will be very upset

• ...Piggy has thought of a way to get the ship's attention

• ...it is hard to keep a fire lit on the island

• ...the fire is a metaphor for the little 'uns