Implicit/Explicit/Infer Understanding the differences between * Implicit/Imply * Explicit/Tell * Infer

Implicit/Explicit/Infer Key thing to remember * Other people make implicit or explicit statements or actions, and then you infer what they mean by those statements or actions

Communication of ideas can either be… Implicit Explicit Meaning is not clearly stated; reader or listener has to infer what the author or speaker meant “I didn’t know we were hosting penguins in here!” “Must be nice to sit around and play games all day…” “Are we having a tea party?” Meaning is clearly stated, with no doubt about content or purpose of the author or speaker; no inference needed “You keep this room too cold!” “I think you’re lazy. Get up and put your clothes away, empty the trash, and make your bed.” “I don’t know why there is a group of students hanging out right here. Get to class and out of the hallway before I write you a detention.”

We not only use words, but also body language, to communicate implicitly.

To Infer (verb) /To use Inference (noun) To infer means you come to a conclusion based on evidence you read, see or hear.

Using inferences when reading: “Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed.” What are three inferences you can make from this passage?

Using inferences when reading: “Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed.” What are three inferences you can make from this passage? That the men are farmers, or at least live in a rural area That they know each other That they are avoiding the topic of the stones