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Making inferences ppt lesson
This document provides guidance on making inferences and includes examples using excerpts from the book "Virus on Orbis 1". It explains that making an inference involves combining what is seen in the text with prior knowledge to draw conclusions and predictions. Students are asked to make inferences about bumper stickers on a car and characters in a book excerpt. The purpose is to prepare students for the TAKS reading test through a cross-curricular lesson developed by the school librarian.
Making inferences ppt lesson
- 1. Making Inferences April 5,2011 – TAKS Reading Blitz
- 2. How do youMAKE an INFERENCE?
- 3. How do youmake inferences? • Take what you SEE – (textual/visual evidence) • Add it to what you ALREADY KNOW – (prior knowledge) • Making an INFERENCE includes… – Drawing a CONCLUSION/GENERALIZATION – Also—making a PREDICTION
- 4. Making Inferences Practice! For each image you see, use the INFERENCE PROCESS to make an inference…
- 6. (bumper sticker) Imagine thisbumper sticker on the back of a car— What can you INFER about the car’s owner?
- 7. Imagine this bumpersticker on the back of the SAME car-- What ELSE can you INFER about the car’s owner?
- 8. Imagine THIS bumpersticker, too—on the back of the SAME car… What ELSE can you INFER about the car’s owner?
- 9. Here’s a pictureof the CAR’S OWNER: •What can you INFER about the owner from this picture? •WHERE do you think his car is PARKED?
- 10. Making Inferences withTEXT While reading the following chapter excerpt, use the INFERENCE PROCESS to make inferences about what you read…
- 11. a Make er v Bo ok Co E C IN FEREN ing! e ad be fore r Look at this book’s cover—and make some inferences: -What type of story do you think it is? (genre) -What might it be about? (plot)
- 12. Virus on Orbis1 {The Softwire Series} Chapter 1 Excerpt: http://www.kobobooks.com/content/Chapter-1/sc-gL1Mb7rAoEei-1kWLe_0jg/pag Audio of Chapter 1: Scroll down to chapter links http://comics.ign.com/articles/746/746949p1.html Direct link to Chapter 1 audio: http://comicsmovies.ign.com/comics/audio/softwire_chapter_1.mp3 Teacher Note: See Lesson Instructions for where to stop audio/online chapter
- 13. Making Inferences aboutthe TEXT: • How did your predictions (from the book cover) compare to what the book is about so far? • What do you think is going to happen next?
- 14. Making Inferences –TAKS Practice ON YOUR OWN: Use the Chapter 1 excerpt from Virus on Orbis 1 to help you answer questions 1-4.
- 16. 1 The readercan tell that Switzer thinks JT is— A dangerous B dishonest C stubborn D unsafe
- 17. 2 Which sentencefrom the selection best shows how JT feels about his sister Ketheria? F My sister, who was five years younger than me, was fiercely independent. G She was almost eight years old and had never spoken a single word. H She smiled and squeezed my hand again. I I looked out for her because she was the only family I had and we were the only siblings on the Renaissance.
- 18. 3 Based oninformation provided in the selection, the reader can conclude that the Rings of Orbis — A are a very welcoming and friendly place B caused the death of all the adults on the ship C could be a potentially difficult place to live D are planet rings inhabited by other humans
- 19. 4 In thefuture, Switzer and JT will probably— F become friends once the ship lands G have other conflicts with each other H work together to deal with potential problems on Orbis I learn how to deal with their dislike of each other
- 20. Additional Cool Links! BookTrailer for Virus on Orbis 1: http://www.thesoftwire.com/readergetyourprize/do Rings of Orbis Online Game: http://www.ringsoforbis.com/docs/preview/preview
- 21. Lesson Notes • Thislesson was developed to be used by various content-area teachers during “blitz” sessions to prepare students for the TAKS reading test, 7-8 grades (April 2011) • Teachers who taught the lesson did not necessarily have any background in reading instruction • The lesson was developed by the campus library media specialist, Teresa Diaz • The book excerpts correlated with the upcoming author visit for May, 2011
- 22. Example of Cross-Curricular Support Lesson for Campus-Wide Test Preparation Created by Teresa Diaz, Library Media Specialist Eisenhower MS – North East ISD San Antonio, TX tdiaz4@neisd.net
Editor's Notes
- #3 Explain to students that this activity involves making inferences, which they do regularly, maybe without even knowing it Explain that drawing conclusions about something is also making an inference: Making inferences is like a basic math problem: What you see (textual /visual evidence) + what you already know (prior knowledge) = your inference/conclusion—even a prediction! Another way of making an inference: “ It Says…I Say…And So” Process
- #4 Explain to students that this activity involves making inferences, which they do regularly, maybe without even knowing it Explain that drawing conclusions about something is also making an inference: Making inferences is like a basic math problem: What you see (textual /visual evidence) + what you already know (prior knowledge) = your inference/conclusion…even a prediction! Another way of making an inference: “ It Says…I Say…And So” Process
- #7 Imagine this bumper sticker on the back of a car— What can you infer about the car’s owner?
- #10 Here’s a picture of the car’s owner: What can you infer from this picture about the owner? Where do you think his car is parked?
- #12 Have students read the chapter excerpt on the screen while listening to the Chapter 1 audio file. After t
- #13 Have students read the chapter excerpt on the screen while listening to the Chapter 1 audio file. After t