Making Inferences PowerPoint by Mrs. DesRosiers, Room 6
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An Educated Guess. An inference is an idea or conclusion that's
drawn from evidence and reasoning. An inference is an educated
guess.
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You make inferences all the time. Look at the picture. What do
you think is happening here?
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Activity 1: Look at the pictures. Each group should take a
packet of Post It Notes and visit each station. Each station has a
photograph. Examine the photo and answer the questions on a
Post-It.
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What do you think is in this persons backpack? Why do you think
so?
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How do you think this boy feels about his lunch? What clues
helped you?
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How do you think this man is feeling? Why do you think so?
Where might he be?
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How is this girl feeling? What clues did you use to make your
decision?
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What relationship might these two people have? Why do you think
so?
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How old is this boy? How do you know?
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Where do you think this girl is? How is she feeling? How do you
know?
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Cartoonists Use Inferencing Cartoons require readers to read
between the lines to make connections. They are funny because of
the unstated rather than the stated. When readers or listeners
catch on to a joke, it is because they have caught on to the
unstated inference.
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Look at the Cartoon. What do you think is happening?
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Activity 2: Look at the Cartoons. Each group should take a
packet of Post It Notes and visit each station. Each station has a
cartoon. Examine the cartoon and answer the questions on a
Post-It.
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What happened to the cat? How do you know?
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What is the artist trying to say?
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What does the dad mean?
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What is the artist trying to show?
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What do you think these guys will do today? How do you
know?
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Why is the boy checking out so many books?
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Apply these skills to your reading. Whether you realize it or
not, you are using the skill of inference all the time. Authors do
not write every detail into a story or passage, and therefore, you
need make guesses based on what you already know in combination
with what the author tells you. When you do this, you are making an
inference.
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Lets try one. Doctors recommend that everyone exercise every
day, particularly those who spend many hours doing sedentary
activities like reading or playing video games. We can infer that
when people are doing sedentary activities, they must be ______.
learning talking sitting
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What did you answer? We can infer that when people are doing
sedentary activities, they must be ______. learning talking
sitting
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Lets try another. Justin grabbed the leash and quickly put it
around Tooli's neck. He stormed out the door with Tooli coming
right behind. He said, "Hurry up, Tooli. You're always so slow."
Justin kept his head down and walked quickly down the road, not
speaking to anyone that he saw. What was true about Justin? He was
angry that he had to walk the dog. He was feeling sick and wanted
to lie down. He was very excited and wanted to hurry.
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What did you answer? What was true about Justin? He was angry
that he had to walk the dog. He was feeling sick and wanted to lie
down. He was very excited and wanted to hurry.
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Lets try one more A person that has the flu may have several
symptoms like sneezing and a high temperature. We can infer that
"symptoms" are ___. signs of an illness high temperature cures
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What did you answer? We can infer that "symptoms" are ____.
signs of an illness high temperature cures
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Activity 3: Work with a partner Now it is your turn. Work with
a partner on the passages assigned. Tomorrow we will review them.
Remember to use your prior knowledge combined with the information
in the text to make an inference.
