4. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR INFERENCES
Name of
Assignment
Date of Assignment My Score (Teacher
May Need to Fill In)
Points
Possible
1
EQ for Inferences Log Sheet 20
2
Fran Elodie Paper 20
3
Inference Notesheet 20
4
Context Clues Notesheet 20
5
Context Clue Summarizer 20
6
Making Predictions
Notesheet
20
7
Conclusions/Generalizations
Notesheet
20
8
5. Activator
Imagine you are walking down the street
and you come across a house with
overgrown grass that reaches waist-height,
no lights in the windows, and the paint that
is peeling off the siding.
What might you think about this house?
6. Activator
You probably said something like, “No one
has lived there in a very long time.”
You drew a
conclusion from the
information that
was given to you.
7. Drawing Conclusions
When you draw conclusions, you use two
things:
What you know in your head
AND
What you’ve read in the story.
A conclusion is what you come to when
you put these two together.
8. Drawing Conclusions
For Example:
I know babies sleep in cribs.
I know babies drink
bottles.
I know babies can’t do
these things yet.
I must be a baby!
11. Drawing Conclusions
Using a graphic organizer on the next slide
may help you come to logical conclusions.
Notice how the “conclusion” is supported.
13. Making Generalizations
Katie had an apple for breakfast.
Katie had a banana, too.
Katie had an orange, also.
Katie had a slice of toast.
What can we say about Katie’s
breakfast?
16. Making Generalizations
Be careful!
Make sure your generalization is valid.
Valid means true.
It is supported by facts
It agrees with what you already
know about the topic
It uses logic and reasoning
It is proven with several examples
17. Making Generalizations
Be careful!
Make sure your generalization is not
faulty.
Faulty means false.
It is not supported by facts
Watch for the key words: none,
all, always, never, everyone,
nobody
18. Generalizations Practice
What is wrong with
this generalization?
How could you
make it a valid
generalization?
Chocolate is everyone’s favorite dessert.
19. Generalizations Practice
Ginger is one of my best friends.
When I enter my home, she races to
greet me with kisses and excited leaps.
She acts like it’s been eight days since
she’s seen me, instead of the actual
eight hours. Her coat is honey brown;
her eyes are large and loving.
Read the following passage.
20. She’s a six- month old cocker spaniel
puppy, a breed originally intended to
hunt birds in England. Her faithful
companionship comforts me when I’m
sad or sick. Her playfulness makes me
laugh when she races after a toy I’ve
tossed. All cocker spaniels make
perfect pets.
Generalizations Practice
21. All cocker spaniels make perfect pets.
Generalizations Practice
What generalization was made in the
passage about Ginger?
Is this a valid
generalization?
22. Let’s Think About This…
Does the author:
Use facts to support the idea?
Share past experiences to support the
idea?
Provide several examples?
Use logical thinking?
Generalizations Practice
23. Ginger is one of my best friends. When I enter
my home, she races to greet me with kisses and
excited leaps. She acts like it’s been eight days since
she’s seen me, instead of the actual eight hours. Her
coat is honey brown; her eyes are large and loving.
She’s a six- month old cocker spaniel puppy, a
breed originally intended to hunt birds in England.
Her faithful companionship comforts me when I’m
sad or sick. Her playfulness makes me laugh when
she races after a toy I’ve tossed. All cocker spaniels
make perfect pets.
Generalizations Practice
24. Generalizations make broad statements
about a group.
Some a valid, others are faulty.
Valid generalizations are supported by
facts, examples, and logical thinking.
Watch out for words like all or never.
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Generalizations Practice
Remember…
25. Activity
I am going to be reading “When
Monsters Meet” by John Koster to you
all.
Please pay attention as I do so.
Now, you need to open your book to page
619.
We will be reading “Out There” and
answering some questions– making
conclusions and generalizations.
26. Summarizer
Pretend you are a writing for a
newspaper.
You need to come up with two
headlines.
These headlines need to sum up:
Drawing Conclusions
Making Generalizations