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An inference should be based on______

• Details in the text and prior knowledge

• What will happen next

• Your prior knowledge

• How the story or passage ends

What is the best definition for an inference?

• The main idea of a passage

• A way to organize writing

• A detail in a story

• A logical guess based on clues

"Hey David-wait" Nevaeh said, but he didn't turn around. He hadn't even looked at her! She watched as he walked down the hall to his own locker. He spun the dial on the lock, yanked the door open and grabbed a pile of books and papers. He slammed the door shut and then ran off, scowling. Nevaeh remembered that today had been his audition for the school music.

What is one supported inference you can make?

• Nevaeh also auditioned for the musical

• David in unhappy with his audition

• David is angry with Navaeh for betraying his confidence

• The two students have done badly on a test

Why do you think the author describes the rogue wave before the story?

• to get the reader hooked

• To give important context

• To build suspense

• to show the reader they know sailing terminology

How does the setting contribute to the story?

• It shows that it is summer and Scoot and Sully are on summer break

• It shows the true meaning of sailing

• It builds suspense as the setting changes from sunny and beautiful to a disastrous and dark situation

• It shows Scoot and Sully enjoy the weather too much and don't notice the storm

What is the "again and again" signpoint?

• a memory stated

• an image or phrase repeated

• big questions

• numbers and dates

What is a memory moment signpoint?

• A thought

• a memory in a story

• Ah-Ha moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

What is textual evidence?

• your own words

• what the author thinks

• actual words from the text

Context clues + _______ = inference

• written words

• your own knowledge

What is a summary?

• detailed description

• Overall main points of the story

• A story you write yourself

• A story someone tells you