1. Standards
RL 6.1 I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

2. Inferencing Highlight the underlined info. as we go over it.
Inference: an idea that is suggested by the facts or details in a passage along with your prior knowledge- or schema.
Schema- what you already know

3. When making an inference do the following:
Observe all the facts, arguments, and information given by the author
Consider what you already know from your own experiences (SCHEMA)
When faced with multiple choice answers, determine whether each is true or false based on the information in the passage

4. EXAMPLE:
The woman waited nervously in line. When the counter was empty, she carefully unloaded her items from her cart. Lines creased her forehead as if to show the calculations ringing up in her head. Finally, the cashier began ringing up the items as the woman clutched her purse.
Inference: The woman may not have enough money to cover the cost of her groceries.
EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT:
SCHEMA

5. Practice
Let’s look at the practice side together.

6. Standards
RL 6.1 I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

7. Let’s get ready to practice
Create a chart on your paper that looks like the following:
Evidence Schema Inference

8. Let’s practice Inference Exit Slip Aligns to Common Core Standard RL.1
Name_____________________________ Date__________________ Period ___________
Inference Exit Slip
Aligns to Common Core Standard RL.1
PREVIEW .“Ms. Merta.” is set in Athens, Georgia, in the late 1950s. Willie Mae has just accepted a
position caring for a wealthy elderly woman.
Ms. Merta
I grabbed a thick glob of salve and smoothed it onto Ms. Merta’s thirsty skin. It drank up every
drop. Her hair also suffered from the same neglect. How could someone just let her stay there 􀟌 alone?
Sometimes when I cared for her, it looked like the liquid in her eyes was too thick to stay inside. But it always
did.
“Ms. Merta, is there anything else I could get for you?” I knew she wouldn’t answer. It was just
my way of trying to reach deep into that inside part where I know she still is. Deep inside that cage that
holds the real Ms. Merta. Deep through the outer shell of the pretend Ms. Merta that is only a cicada shell.
Question: Although this is just a job for Willie Mae, how does she really feel about Ms. Merta? Use
textual evidence to support your analysis._________________________________________________
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9. Let’s practice
Name_____________________________ Date__________________ Period ___________
Inference Exit Slip
Aligns to Common Core Standard RL.6.1
PREVIEW Carissa and her friends decide to play a prank on an elderly neighbor. At the last
minute, Carissa is told by her parents that she has to finish her homework.
The Bet
Day twisted into night and Carissa was still sitting in the same place that she had been. It was an
ordinary day, and yet there seemed to be an intangible mist in the air. Something just wasn’t quite right and
Carissa knew it although she could not explain how she knew. If everything had gone as planned, Alex
would be back from doing the prank and old Mr. Wilson would be sitting on his porch as grumpy as usual
fanning away anything and anyone that passed by his perfectly cut lawn. What was it with him anyway?
After another hour had passed, Carissa could feel her stomach flounder inside. Still she had apprehension
about calling Alex or any of her other friends.
Question: Carissa is waiting to hear from her friend Alex. How do you think the prank went? Use
evidence from the text to support your ideas and thinking.
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10. Standards
RL 6.1 I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

11. Closure: Exit card – answer the questions and then highlight one sentence that uses a comma and conjunction. On the back rewrite that sentence in another way ( semi colon or . and capital letter)