Making Inferences

What does it mean to make an inference?

Reading between the

linesWhat It Says + What I know =

Inference

Using logic to figure it out

Using background knowledge

Putting the clues together

Watch it again…and be ready to answer these questions.

•What inferences were made by the people in the hallway? •Evidence?

•What inferences can you make based on the last scene of the clip (when the man comes out of the building)•Evidence?

•What would have happened if the people waiting in the hallway did not have the ability to make inferences?

Making Inferences…. A Strategy

It says … I say … And so …

After reading the question, look

back in the passage to see

what information there is about

what the question is

asking.

Think about what ideas you bring to

the story as a reader, including

any personal experiences and/or prior knowledge.

Combine your background

knowledge with the information

from the passage to make

an inference.

The students kept staring at the clock on the wall. The teacher kept staring at the clock on the wall. The students tried to pay attention to the film they were supposed to be watching, but the slow movement of the clock hands was actually more interesting than the film. Finally, the hour hand reached the 10 and the minute hand reached the 12. The bell rang. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as the students happily left the class.•Why were the kids happy to leave class?•How do you know they were bored (it doesn’t say that….. ) •What does it say that makes you infer that they are bored?•You took information from the text and combined it with your knowledge and made an inference.

Read the following:

Now as you read, fill in the inference chart.

Making Inferences…. A Strategy

It says … I say … And so …

After reading the question, look

back in the passage to see

what information there is about

what the question is

asking.

Think about what ideas you bring to

the story as a reader, including

any personal experiences and/or prior knowledge.

Combine your background

knowledge with the information

from the passage to make

an inference.