This powerpoint covers the reading strategy of drawing conclusions. It explains that drawing conclusions involves using details from a story to understand elements that are not explicitly stated, similar to making inferences while watching TV. It provides an example passage where the reader must conclude that Daniel is waiting at an airport gate to board a flight, and is likely traveling somewhere Spanish is spoken based on clues in the text. The document encourages readers to look for clues authors provide and complete a worksheet to practice this reading strategy.

1. Reading Strategies
This power point covers the
first reading strategy we will
cover in my class.

2. Drawing Conclusions
 Authors do not always tell everything about the characters
and events in a story. Sometime readers must put together
story details to come to an understanding on their own.
This is called Drawing Conclusions.
 **Think about when you are watching a television show or
movie. You make inferences about where it is taking place
as well as inferences about the characters- who is a "bad
guy", who is a "good guy."

3. Example
 Read the following passage:
Daniel listened to some of his Spanish tapes
while he waited at the gates. “These could
come in handy soon,” he thought as he
boarded the flight.

4. What Conclusions Can You
Draw?
 Where might Daniel be going?
 How might he get there?
 This information is not outright stated- you
must figure it out from the information that
the author gives you. You must Draw a
Conclusion.

5. How Do I Do This?
 Look for the clues that the author give you.
 For example, “waited at the gate and
boarded the plane” are clues that Daniel is
traveling by plane.
 “Spanish tapes and could come in handy
soon” are clues that he is going somewhere
where Spanish is spoken.

6. Let’s Try It Out!
 Now complete the “Drawing Conclusions
Worksheet” to see how we do!