He put down $10.00 at the window. The woman behind the window gave $4.00. The person next to him gave him $3.00, but he gave it back to her. So, when they went inside, she bought him

a large bag of popcorn.

What is happening here?Discuss at your tables.

Walk Around SurveyAnswer 1 Answer 2 Answer 3

Informers:

Mrs. Fitzpatrick____________________

Mrs. Wolford____________________

Mr. Bill____________________

INFERRINGmerges

Prior Knowledge

Author’s cluesto

and includes

which help you understand

Come up with ideas not explicitly stated by the author

Predicting Drawing Conclusions

(Visualizing)

characters

+

setting action mood

wordmeaning

theme events

4th Block ActivitiesWe can infer using:

Body Language

Images

Video

Text

easier

harder

Flip Book Moment

Texts• Jokes/Cartoons• Bumper Stickers• Simple statements:

– A student yawns several times– When I woke up there were branches and leaves all

over the yard.– Yesterday we cleaned out our desks and took

everything home.• Short texts

– Choose one from table

Flip Book Moment

Bumper Stickers

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Inferring in the Subject Areas

Language Arts – Picture Books

Inferring in the Subject Areas

Math– Word Problems

Inferring in the Subject Areas

Social Studies – Political Cartoons

Inferring in the Subject Areas

Science – Interpreting Data

Inferring in the Subject Areas

Encore Examples

Art – analyzing artworkMusic – mood of musicHealth - advertisements

How Do Students “Show” Inferences?

• Coding– “I” for Inference– for clues

• Sticky Notes• Writing in the Margin• Partner/Group/Class Discussion• Conference

It Says(Clues)

I Say(Inferences)

INFERRINGmerges

Prior Knowledge

Author’s cluesto

and includes

which help you understand

Come up with ideas not explicitly stated by the author

Predicting Drawing Conclusions

(Visualizing)

characters

+

setting action mood

wordmeaning

theme events

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