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TEACHING THE STEPS


INFERENCING IN FICTION AND
     NONFICTION TEXT
You make inferences in fiction about:




       EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
Inferences in fiction
MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT
           CHARACTER
• Read a small chunk: STOP • THINK •
  TALK/WRITE
• Think about characters actions, dialogue,
  relationships
• What is a smart guess I could make (inference)
  about the character
• What evidence do I have to support my
  inference?
You make inferences in nonfiction about:




         EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
What can you infer about this photograph?
            (Visual Example)
What can you infer about this photograph?
            (Visual Example)
MAKING INFERENCES FROM FACTS
•   Read a small chunk of text and underline a fact that is presented
•   Come up with possible inferences about that fact OR
•   If you have problems, then think about questions the fact raises
•   Try to think of possible answers to your questions (these
    answers will be your inferences)
•   Think about each inference – give each one a rating (see below)
•   Choose the inferences that have a 3 or 4 rating (these are the
    best ones)
•   Keep reading the text and underline evidence that supports your
    inference

1 = Not Likely 2 = Possibly 3 = Very Likely 4 = Almost Certain
MAKING INFERENCES FROM FACTS
    FACTS: deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and
    which are open to discovery or verification. The key word here is “verification”. A
    fact is a statement that can be ‘verified’. A fact is either true or false. Facts are
    statements that may involve numbers, natural phenomena, dates etc. The
    characteristics of the statements classified as facts are:
•   Made after observation or experience. An event cannot become a fact unless it
    has occurred.
•   Confined to what one observes; cannot be made about the future.
•   Limited number possible.
•   Not perception dependent. A fact will be agreed to by every person. It does not
    change from person to person.
•   Tends to bring people together in agreement.
Example 1:


              FACT

A football field is 100 yards long.
Example 2:
                    FACT
This oil spill has now obtained the dubious
distinction of being the worst oil spill in US
history, surpassing the damage done by the
 Exxon Valdez tanker that spilled 11 million
gallons of oil into the ecologically sensitive
      Prince William Sound in 1989.
EXAMPLE: NONFICTION
 Think about the fact presented
 Come up with possible inferences
 If you have problems, then think about questions the
  fact raises
 Try to think of possible answers to your questions
 These will be your inferences
 Think about each inference – give each one a rating
 Choose the inferences that have a 3 or 4 rating
 What evidence from the text can support your
  answer?

1 = Not Likely 2 = Possibly 3 = Very Likely 4 = Almost Certain

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Inferencing july12 slides

  • 1. TEACHING THE STEPS INFERENCING IN FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT
  • 2. You make inferences in fiction about: EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
  • 4. MAKING INFERENCES ABOUT CHARACTER • Read a small chunk: STOP • THINK • TALK/WRITE • Think about characters actions, dialogue, relationships • What is a smart guess I could make (inference) about the character • What evidence do I have to support my inference?
  • 5. You make inferences in nonfiction about: EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
  • 6. What can you infer about this photograph? (Visual Example)
  • 7. What can you infer about this photograph? (Visual Example)
  • 8. MAKING INFERENCES FROM FACTS • Read a small chunk of text and underline a fact that is presented • Come up with possible inferences about that fact OR • If you have problems, then think about questions the fact raises • Try to think of possible answers to your questions (these answers will be your inferences) • Think about each inference – give each one a rating (see below) • Choose the inferences that have a 3 or 4 rating (these are the best ones) • Keep reading the text and underline evidence that supports your inference 1 = Not Likely 2 = Possibly 3 = Very Likely 4 = Almost Certain
  • 9. MAKING INFERENCES FROM FACTS FACTS: deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or verification. The key word here is “verification”. A fact is a statement that can be ‘verified’. A fact is either true or false. Facts are statements that may involve numbers, natural phenomena, dates etc. The characteristics of the statements classified as facts are: • Made after observation or experience. An event cannot become a fact unless it has occurred. • Confined to what one observes; cannot be made about the future. • Limited number possible. • Not perception dependent. A fact will be agreed to by every person. It does not change from person to person. • Tends to bring people together in agreement.
  • 10. Example 1: FACT A football field is 100 yards long.
  • 11. Example 2: FACT This oil spill has now obtained the dubious distinction of being the worst oil spill in US history, surpassing the damage done by the Exxon Valdez tanker that spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the ecologically sensitive Prince William Sound in 1989.
  • 12. EXAMPLE: NONFICTION  Think about the fact presented  Come up with possible inferences  If you have problems, then think about questions the fact raises  Try to think of possible answers to your questions  These will be your inferences  Think about each inference – give each one a rating  Choose the inferences that have a 3 or 4 rating  What evidence from the text can support your answer? 1 = Not Likely 2 = Possibly 3 = Very Likely 4 = Almost Certain