1. What is INFERENCE?

2. “Reading between the lines…”
To infer…
To reach a conclusion based on facts + experience
Detail in text
What I know
My inference
In “The Last Dog,” there are no real mothers.
My mother taught me how to love others.
People in “The Last Dog” may not know how to love.

3. “Reading between the lines…”
To infer…
To reach a conclusion based on facts + experience
Detail in text
What I know
My inference
In The Wizard of Oz, not very many people are allowed to see the wizard.
Whenever I’m not allowed to see someone, they are usually ugly, or powerful, or busy.
The wizard may be ugly, or powerful, or busy.

4. San Diego, CA

8. San Mateo, CA

10. Juarez, Mexico

11. A guess about the future
PREDICT
A guess about the future
What details hint at where the story is going?
Can I predict what will happen next?
How can my predictions help me understand?

12. Exit Slip! How can previewing a text help me understand the text?
23 October, 2013
How can previewing a text help me understand the text?
How can making predictions help me understand text?