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    This document discusses making inferences from texts. An inference is a conclusion reached through evidence and reasoning, rather than just opinion. The document provides examples of making inferences about character personalities and development, themes, symbols, and plots based on details and events in stories. It emphasizes that inferences must be based on evidence from the text, not just one's own opinions. Students are prompted to practice making inferences about images and a short film by providing evidence from what they see to support their inferences.

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    This document discusses making inferences from texts. An inference is a conclusion reached through evidence and reasoning, rather than just opinion. The document provides examples of making inferences about character personalities and development, themes, symbols, and plots based on details and events in stories. It emphasizes that inferences must be based on evidence from the text, not just one's own opinions. Students are prompted to practice making inferences about images and a short film by providing evidence from what they see to support their inferences.

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    Making

    Inferences
    Inference:
    A conclusion reached on the basis of
    evidence and reasoning.

    For EXAMPLE,
    I infer that there is a
    ghost in my house based
    on the evidence that I
    have seen objects
    moving on their own.
    Inference:
    A conclusion reached on the basis of
    evidence and reasoning.

    For EXAMPLE,
    If my best friend stops
    talking to me, I can infer
    that he is angry at me, or
    he think’s I’m crazy and
    doesn’t want to be seen
    with me.
    Inference:
    When you read, you need to make inferences about
    things happening in the story. (This process will help
    you write your essay at the end of the unit).

    For EXAMPLE,
    If I read that the main character
    hates old people, but then later
    becomes friends with an old
    person, I can infer that a theme of
    this story relates to “challenging
    your prejudices.”
    Inference:
    An inference is not based solely on your opinion. It
    is based on EVIDENCE. In a story, everything you
    read in the text (what characters say or do, what
    events happen in the plot, etc.) can be used as the
    basis for making an inference.

    I CAN INFER…
    THE TEXT SAYS:
    That the main character
    The main character
    has a mean and
    hates old people.
    childish personality.
    Things to make inferences about:
    Character development (how a character’s
    personality or motivation changes over the
    course of the story)
    Themes (what messages/morals are revealed
    to the readers over the course of the story)
    Symbols (what things in the story represent
    (symbolize), and how those symbols are
    developed over the course of the story).
    Plot (how the author develops, progresses, and
    resolves conflicts over the course of the story).
    Inference:
    Making an inference can be thought of as
    “reading between the lines” of what
    you read or observe.

    Clues in
    the book + My own
    thinking = Inference!
    Activity:
    Make inferences based on evidence
    in images and text.

    Open your JOURNAL.


    Title this journal entry:
    “Making Inferences”.
    Answer the following questions in
    your journal…
    #1) What can you INFER about this
    character’s personality?
    #1) What evidence is your inference
    based on?
    #1) Example:
    Inference:
    The woman is jealous
    and very emotional.

    Evidence:
    I think she is jealous because she is
    upset to see a couple kissing.
    (Presumably, she would rather be kissing
    the man). I think she is a very emotional
    person because she is crying.
    #2) What can you INFER about this
    character’s personality?
    #2) What evidence is your inference
    based on?
    #3) What can you INFER about this
    character’s personality?
    #3) What evidence is your inference
    based on?
    #4) What can you INFER about the
    personalities of BOTH characters?
    #4) What evidence is your inference
    based on?
    #5) What can you INFER about the
    relationship between these characters?
    #5) What evidence is your inference
    based on?
    #6) What can you INFER about the
    situation taking place in this image?
    (what do you think is happening here?)
    #6) What evidence is your inference
    based on?
    Activity:
    Make inferences based on evidence
    in a short film.
    Answer the following question in your
    journal…

    What is the THEME of this story,


    and what evidence can you find to
    support your inference?
    Inference Notes:
    In this note-taking style, you will write
    observations from the text in column 1,
    and you will write what you can infer
    from that observation in column 2.
    Inference Notes: Example

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