Text Evidence and Inference

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

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

• The characters in the text.

• The topic of text.

• What you know about the topic.

Based on the text, you can infer that Charlie needs glasses. What sentence best provides evidence to support this?

• Charlie loves to read.

• Charlie would squint his eyes and hold whatever he was reading close to his face.

• Charlie’s dad scheduled an appointment for Charlie to see the eye doctor.

• Charlie’s dad noticed over the next few days that Charlie did this every time he was reading.

Making an inference is the process of…

• Stating the opposite of what is happening in the text.

• Making a guess over what the text is about.

• Making an educated guess about a text based on clues and background knowledge.

• Looking at context clues in a text.

What is evidence?

• Evidence is random facts.

• Evidence supports what you are inferring.

• Evidence is the opposite of what you were trying to prove.

• Evidence is something you make up.

What is text evidence?

• It is the details and evidence that comes from the text that is used to support your analysis.

• It is when the reader breaks down the important ideas from the author.

• When you expand on the author's ideas by adding your own opinions.

• When you give the author credit for their ideas.

When stating evidence you should...

• Use a text talker.

• Use words such as, the reason I think this is because.

• Use a complete sentence.

• All of the above.

Rachel went to the bookstore to get a book that was just released. When she got there, she was told the last copy was just sold. Hearing this makes Rachel upset. What evidence from the text supports how she feels?

• The worker at the bookstore talk to her.

• The last copy of the book was sold.

• Rachel didn’t want to read the book.

• Rachel does not like to read.

Charlie loves to read. One night, Charlie’s dad noticed that Charlie was squinting as he read his book. It was also only a few inches away from his face. Charlie’s dad noticed over the next few days that Charlie did this every time he was reading. Charlie would squint his eyes and hold whatever he was reading close to his face. Charlie’s dad scheduled an appointment for Charlie to see the eye doctor. What can you infer about Charlie?

• Charlie likes to read.

• Charlie thinks it’s fun to squint his eyes.

• Charlie needs glasses to help him see.

• Charlie’s favorite color is orange.

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

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Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better. 

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