“You’ve got the guess away sign.”

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“You’ve got the guess away sign.” Inferences “You’ve got the guess away sign.” Add something about giving reasons behind your inference.

Inference Inferring is the process of making educated guesses at what things mean, guesses that you will confirm or throw away as you read further. Key Phrases: “I think…” “Maybe it means…” “I’m guessing that…” “I predict…”

A Useful Strategy This strategy is the one Mr. Sorochak uses most. This strategy combines Connections and Questioning.

Uses of Inferences Use this strategy: Judging situations. Judging the motivations of characters.

Inference Practice Look at the picture from yesterday. The only sense being affected is sight. However, what can you infer it would: Sound like… Feel like… Smell like… Taste like… This is combining two strategies: Inferences and Visualization