Comprehension Skill - Making Inferences
Objectives and Standards
Objectives:
1. Use story details and life experiences to make inferences about characters and their feelings.
2. Learn academic language: inferences - the act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
California Content Standards: R 2.2 and R 3.3
1. Use story details and life experiences to make inferences about characters and their feelings.
2. Learn academic language: inferences - the act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
California Content Standards: R 2.2 and R 3.3
Teach
Things to remember:
1. Authors do not spell out everything for the reader.
2. The reader must use clues from the story and their prior knowledge to make inferences.
3. As the reader gets new information, they need to adjust their inferences.
The author tells us very little about Mulan and her family. We have to make our inference about them based on what we read.
What do we know about Mulan's feeling towards her family?
1. Authors do not spell out everything for the reader.
2. The reader must use clues from the story and their prior knowledge to make inferences.
3. As the reader gets new information, they need to adjust their inferences.
The author tells us very little about Mulan and her family. We have to make our inference about them based on what we read.
What do we know about Mulan's feeling towards her family?
| Inference Chart |
Practice and Apply
Work with a partner to complete the inference chart for the following ideas.
1. Pages 68-73:Mulans feelings as she fights for her country.
2. Pages 74-77: Mulan's feelings about the Emperor's offer.
3. Pages 80-84: Mulan's feelings about returning home.
Be ready to share what you and your partner discover.
1. Pages 68-73:Mulans feelings as she fights for her country.
2. Pages 74-77: Mulan's feelings about the Emperor's offer.
3. Pages 80-84: Mulan's feelings about returning home.
Be ready to share what you and your partner discover.
| making_inferences.pdf |
