Inferring

Making Inferences

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1 Drawing Inferences

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 11, The Flock Reaches Florida

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INFERRING

·GREAT READERS infer characters’ feelings and actions through reading their dialog and what other characters say about them.
Chapter 11

Evidence from the text	My inference about how the character feels
1. The text says . . .    He took off from the field and flew around the lake  page 50	I infer that
2. “Why are we going so high?” Tim asked. page 50
3. “Were going to spend tomorrow resting here.  page 51
4. “This is where we leave the flock. Our lake is right down there.” page 51
5. Henry was also looking forward to seeing his old friends and his children and grandchildren. But he also felt a little sad. page 51
6. This trip was the first time in years that Henry felt that somebody really needed his help. page  51
7. Place your text here.  page ________	My inference is

Even dogs let sleeping dogs lie, what you know about dogs . . . tell the story (Inferencing)

Refer to details and examples in the text.

Work Book after the reading lesson of the chapter 

Evidence from the text

My inference about how the character feels

1. The text says . . .   

He took off from the field and flew around the lake 
page 50

I infer that

2. “Why are we going so high?” Tim asked. page 50

3. “Were going to spend tomorrow resting here. 
page 51

4. “This is where we leave the flock. Our lake is right down there.” page 51

5. Henry was also looking forward to seeing his old friends and his children and grandchildren. But he also felt a little sad. page 51

6. This trip was the first time in years that Henry felt that somebody really needed his help. page  51

7. Place your text here. 
page ________

My inference is

Example for Henry and Tim
Prior Knowledge/Inference
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Prior Knowledge and Inferences

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