EL355 Content Literacy

An inference is...

• text evidence + background knowledge (schema)

• making a wild guess

• summarising the text

• information you can find directly in the text

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

To infer, a reader must...

• use their own words to retell what the text is mostly about.

• locate the figurative language that is in the text.

• figure out something that wasn't completely explained in the text.

• think about how to answer a multiple choice question.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you _____.

• a. summarize
• b. problem solve
• c. identify the main idea
• d. infer

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When you "read between the lines" you ______.

• a. make an educated guess about things that aren't written down
• b. look for the very small print in between the lines of a book
• c. stop and think about each line before you read on
• d. read two things at once

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• using your own words
• summary being shorter than the text
• exact words from the text
• including main ideas only

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing
• the entire text told in your own words
• a dumb thing that teachers make you write
• the main ideas and important details of a text

What can you summarize?

• only novels
• only nonfiction
• only movies
• anything you read or watch

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When summarizing a story you must include...

• Everything that happened
• The most significant information
• An Inference
• My background knowledge

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

This means to purposefully create images in your head to help you understand what you're reading. It's like a movie playing inside your head.

• Rereading
• Visualizing
• Making Connnections
• Close-Reading

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

One reason we visualize is to...

• help get a deeper understanding of the text.

• give us something to talk about.

• imagine life somewhere else.

• take a break from reading.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10