Text Evidence and Inferring

When you make an inference/draw a conclusion about a text, you are combining what two things?

• Information from the text and your prior knowledge/prior experiences

• Information from the text and information about the author

• Information from the text and your McDonalds order

• Information about the author and your prior knowledge/prior experiences

A strategy for inferring/drawing conclusions is...

• State, Cite, Explain

• He Said, She Said

• It Says, I Say, So

• They Said, I Said

What is explicit textual evidence?

• A conclusion drawn by the reader

• Anything written on a billboard in California

• An inference made by the reader

• Anything directly stated within a text or texts

What MUST you include before textual evidence you've cited?

• An appetizer

• A sentence fragment

• A parachute

• A sentence starter

Which sentence provides evidence to support the claim that Leslie is not sorry for hurting his cousin?

• Leslie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew, also no longer invite other children to their place due to an incident that took place when Leslie was four years old.

• Leslie has no recollection of “the incident,” but he overheard his mom talking about it.

• Leslie's actions resulted in a bump as big as a ping-pong ball on Elsa's head that took nearly one year to subside.

• “Well, serves her right for snatching my remote,” Leslie had whispered to himself as he crept to his room after completing the eavesdropping session.

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.

Which piece of evidence from the text supports the claim that Leslie's response to his father is uncharacteristic?

• Leslie’s mother is concerned when she hears his answer.

• Leslie looks out the window when he gets to his room.

When citing textual evidence, you can use direct quotes or paraphrase.

• True

• False

When writers do not state the way a character feels, the writer will include details that readers must use to make inferences or form opinions about how a character feels. When you make inferences, you use:

• Dictionaries and Wikipedia to locate answers.

• Your own imagination and ignore the text.

• Clues from the text, background knowledge, and experiences you've had.

• None of the above.

Keller looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Keller's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Shaggy, his dog, put his head on Keller's lap, like he understood how Keller was feeling. "It's okay Shag," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What can the reader infer is happening?

• Keller is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.

• Keller is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know.

• Keller is taking Shaggy to live with his grandmother.

• Keller is moving to California with his family.