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7.RL.KID.1 Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw logical inferences; cite several pieces of textual evidence to support conclusions.

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You make inferences multiple times every day and maybe do not recognize what you are doing. Making an inference is simply "reading between the lines". It's filling in the blanks for the information not directly given to you. Sometimes you may even say it as drawing a conclusion. The skill of making inferences is important in real life situations whether through illustration, audio, video, live situation or text.

Take the next 90 minutes to learn more about making inferences, especially through literary texts and practice to become better at the skill so that you have improved reading comprehension.

Start by making inferences as you watch a video clip. This is your engine precheck & inspect. Follow up in the steam up section through exploring the topic and skill by means of explanation and examples. Finally, move out to practice to become better at the skill. Lastly, show your success as you prepare to shut down before your next class.

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Select one of the three videos to watch.  After watching your chosen clip, write down your answer to the posted question. Be certain to explain your reasoning for your conclusions.

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How does Greg feel as he walks past all of the kids looking at the news story?

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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid clip 'NEW OPPONENT'

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How do Mike and Sully feel when they walk into the building?

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How does Moana feel towards her grandmother?

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I can look at a photo, video or text and draw conclusions using the clues I am given and my background knowledge from experience.

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I can look at a photo, video or text and draw conclusions using the clues I am given and my background knowledge from experience.

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By whatever name, making inferences is a common thing you do and all it requires are clues and knowledge in order to come up with the most logical reasoning.

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The process for making inferences when you read is:
OBSERVE, QUESTION & INFER

Listen to an explanation through the linked video and then closely study the given example texts and responses before you MOVE out to Practice.

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This video will provide some examples and practice of making inferences when reading a text.  Watch the video before studying the given examples.

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Inference: How to Read Between the Lines

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Jack opened the door for Mrs. Sperbs. He knew she had been lonely lately, and he wanted to cheer her up. He had invited her to lunch at the coffee shop, down the street from where they lived. Since they lived close to each other, they had walked to the shop together. They went to sit down at a corner table in the coffee shop. “Thank you, for inviting me to lunch, Jack,” Mrs. Sperbs said as he hung her coat and purse up on the hooks. “No problem! I thought it would be fun” Jack said, smiling. After they placed their order, Jack pulled out Mrs. Sperbs’ favorite card game. “I thought we could play a little of your favorite game while we wait for our lunch!” he said, setting up the game. Mrs. Sperbs smiled a huge smile. “Oh, Jack, you always make my days brighter!” Mrs. Sperbs and Jack played the card game until their lunch came. Then they enjoyed their lunch and a friendly conversation with each other. When lunch was done, the waiter brought the check and placed it on the table. Jack grabbed it and paid for it. “This is my treat for you!” he said to Mrs. Sperbs. Mrs. Sperbs thanked him, smiling.

Question- What kind of person is Jack?

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OBSERVATIONS

What happened in the story?

Jack opened the door for Mrs. Sperbs

Jack wanted to cheer Mrs. Sperbs

Jack brought Mrs. Sperbs favorite card game to play.

Jack had a friendly conversation with Mrs. Sperbs

Jack paid for lunch for Mrs. Sperb

QUESTIONS

What do I know from my own experiences that connect to the story?

What kind of person opens the door for someone? What kind of person wants others to be happy?  What kind of person notices others’ interest? What kind of person is friendly? What kind of person does acts of kindness?
A kind and thoughtful person

INFERENCES

What can I conclude based on my observations from the text and what I know?

A thoughtful and kind person treats others the way Jack treated Mrs. Sperbs so Jack must be a kind and thoughtful person.

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Donnie and his friend Paul were on their way to lunch after math class one day when the fire alarm sounded. “That’s weird,” Paul said, worriedly. “They never have fire drills when we’re at lunch. Oh my goodness, is the school on fire?!” “I’m sure it’s fine,” Donnie said. “No need to worry, we know where we need to go.” “What if the school is on fire? What about my phone? And all my gym stuff? What about all my things back in the classroom?” Paul started panicking. “Come on,” Donnie said. “We have to go outside. Your things are just things. We need to be safe.” “UGH, THIS IS AWFUL!” Paul shouted, with fear in his voice. Donnie smiled gently and said calmly, “Paul, we’re going to be fine.” When they got safely outside and to their spots, they heard the principal come over the loudspeaker. “Well done, kids. We know we don’t usually do that, but we wanted to make sure you were prepared no matter what. Thank you to those of you who stayed calm and got to where you needed to be. We are proud of you and we are glad you are helping to keep us all safe!”

Question - What mood does the author most likely want the reader to feel when reading this story?

It could be asked like this, What is the mood of the story?

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OBSERVATIONS

Donnie is reassuring Paul who is panicking.
Everyone safely gets outside to their spots.
The principal says she is proud of the students.

QUESTIONS
How does it feel when someone reassures me when I'm panicked?
How does it feel when everyone is safe?
How does it feel when someone says they are proud of me?
It feels comforting and encouraging.

INFERENCES
The author must want the reader to feel cheerful because the characters in the story are comforted and encouraged.

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Move Out

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Complete each assignment in the order presented.

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Complete each assignment in the order presented.

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Links to practice sites follow.  If you have any problems accessing a site, please contact me.  If you do not understand how to answer inferential questions as presented in this lesson, please let me know so that we can work on it together.  Do not complete the Shutting down section until you feel confident in making inferences and backing them up with evidence from the text.

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How many of the 5 questions were you able to answer correctly? Do you understand how to read and answer inferential questions?

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Engage your students in reading with Actively Learn, the digital reading platform where scaffolding, peer learning, and assessment come together inside a text, exactly when students need help and motivation.

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Work on this skill until you reach a smartscore of at least 85%

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IXL | Draw inferences from literary texts | 7th grade language arts

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As you are shutting down and preparing to move on to your next class. Take time to complete the exit ticket to demonstrate your progress on the skill. Take your time! Read, Observe, Question & Infer.

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Once you enter your responses, submit the form. I will receive a copy of your responses. If you were not as successful as you expected, we will work through another lesson together. Just do not be discouraged. You can and you will!

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This excerpt details the beginning of the journey from famine - r idden Ireland in the mid - 1800s to America as told by a young girl, Nory. Nory, her neighbor and friend, Sean Red Mallon, and Nory's family have set out on separate journeys with the same destination-the home of Nory's sister Maggie in Brooklyn, New York.

1 Nory hadn't gone far, just over the rise, when she heard it.

5 Nory took another step and stopped. On one side of her were the dunes, on the other the great ocean. A strange place she was in with wisps of fog drifting across the road. And again that sound.

6 The wind, she told herself, even though she knew it wasn't.

7 Granda had told her of selkies, half seal, half human. When they lived on land, they wept bitter tears for the deep; when they returned to the sea, they mourned for lost loves on the land.

8 Was that it? The cry of some poor selkie woman? Such an eerie sound.

9 The crying stopped, and Nory began to walk again. One foot in front of the other. Away from home, away from that empty house with the door banging in the wind. The trip just beginning.

10 The sand drifted across the road, grains of it sticking to her bare feet. The crying reminded her of her little brother, Patch, and the last time she had seen him, his arms flung out to her from the back of her friend Sean Red Mallon's cart.

11 And where was that cart now? Sean pulling its heavy weight while Patch leaned against Mrs. Mallon in back? How far had they gone along that winding road toward the port of Galway?

12 She quickened her steps.

17 She had seen such a bird once when she and Granda had walked along the cliff edge. Granda 1

had thrown it a piece of dulse from his pocket. "Travelers must give the white bird food. It will bring luck until the end of the journey," he had told her.

18 "But we're only going home," she had said. "Only a few steps."

19 "Ah, still."

20 Granda. How she missed him!

21 But what could she give the bird?

22 She had so little-papers Da had sent that would get her onto a ship, a coin from her neighbor

Anna sewed into her shawl, and what was in her bag, the bits of things Anna had managed to put together for the long trip ahead of her: herbs for illness, a biscuit so hard it had to be 2

soaked in water, a bit of meat, and two pieces of brack , rock hard as the biscuit.

24 She held the biscuit in her hand as the bird wheeled over her head once more, but it was too hard to break into pieces. Suppose she threw all of it?

27 What should she do? Her mouth tingled with the thought of that biscuit, the softness of it when she'd find a stream for dipping, the taste of it on her tongue.

28 There was no time to think or the bird would be gone.

29 She took a step forward, reached over her head, and tossed the biscuit high into the air. 30 She took a step forward, reached over her head, and tossed the biscuit high into the air.

31 "It's the whole biscuit," she called. "For my whole family. Remember that." Her hair blew into her face and she raked it back impatiently so she could see where the bird went. "We're all of us traveling."

34 Nory cupped her hands around her mouth. "Don't forget us. All of us. Dad. Granda and Celia. Patch...and my friend Sean Red Mallon. Don't forget Sean."

35 The bird was almost out of sight. "We are trying for America," she called after it. "We want to stand at Maggie's door in Brooklyn."

dulse-seaweed or sea vegetable used as a snack

brack-a type of bread

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This excerpt details the beginning of the journey from famine - r idden Ireland in the mid - 1800s to America as told by a young girl, Nory. Nory, her neighbor and friend, Sean Red Mallon, and Nory's family have set out on separate journeys with the same destination-the home of Nory's sister Maggie in Brooklyn, New York.