Post on 21-Jan-2015
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INFERRING
What does it mean to infer?
I can infer who committed the crime after I have examined all the clues.
Inferring is using the clues in a text to come to a conclusion or understanding about something that isn’t specifically stated.
What is an inference?
Textual Clues+
Connection / Background___________________________________________________________
Inference
Emotion InferenceHow does he/she feel?How do you know?
Location InferenceWhere is this?How do you know?
Character(istic) InferenceWhat is he/she/this like?How do you know?
Action InferenceWhat is happening?How do you know?
Object InferenceWhat is it?How do you know?
Time/Era InferenceWhat time of day is it?What season/year is it?What era is it?How do you know?
Category inferenceWhat group do they belong in?How do you know?
Inferring QuestionsOccupation inferenceWhat job/role does he/she have?
How do you know?
Cause and Effect inferenceWhat caused this to happen?
How do you know?
Literary inferenceWhat do you know from the simile, metaphor, irony, etc?
What allusion did you make?
How do you know?
Author’s Motive inferenceWhat do you know about the reason(s) the author wrote this text?
How does the author feel about the topic?
How do you know?
Cultural InferenceWhat do you know about the culture, customs, and so on, in this text?
How do you know?
Vocabulary InferenceWhat does this word mean?
How do you know?
What is happening?
How do you know?
What season is it?
How do you know?
What is happening?
How do you know?
Action Inference
Symbols
Location
Tools
Other
Occupation
What time of day it is?
What season/year is it?
What era is it?
How do you know?
Time/Era Inference
Actions
Weather
Technology
Other
Clothing
Events
Buildings
What caused this to happen?
How do you know?
Where does this take place?
How do you know?
Where is this?
How do you know?
Location Inference
Geography
Landmarks
Landforms
Buildings
Other
Activities
How does he/she feel?
How do you know?
Emotion Inference
Expression
Gesture
Thought
s
Other
Actions
Location
Words
What era is it?
How do you know?
Where does this take place?
How do you know?
Where is this?
How do you know?
Location Inference
Geography
Landmarks
Landforms
Buildings
Other
Activities
What time of day it is?
What season/year is it?
What era is it?
How do you know?
Time/Era Inference
Actions
Weather
Technology
Other
Clothing
Events
Buildings
What caused this to happen?
How do you know?
Where does this take place?
How do you know?
Where is this?
How do you know?
Location Inference
Geography
Landmarks
Landforms
Buildings
Other
Activities
What caused this to happen? What effect did this have?
How do you know?
Cause and Effect Inference
Result
Actions
Language
Other
Change
Order
Relationship
What caused this to happen?
How do you know?
Where does this take place?
How do you know?
“ ‘Ouch!’ It happened so fast. The road was awfully slick. All of a sudden, his leash became taut (tight). Before I knew it, I was flying through the air!”
Where is this?
How do you know?
Location Inference
Geography
Landmarks
Landforms
Buildings
Other
Activities
What caused this to happen? What effect did this have?
How do you know?
Cause and Effect Inference
Result
Actions
Language
Other
Change
Order
Relationship