Transcript Inference PowerPoint - OKCPS Secondary Curriculum

Inference
The text referred to is “A Visit to
the Dungeons”
What is an Inference?
An inference is an assumption that you make
about something that you see, read, or
experience.
It is based on all of the information
that you have available at that time.
 It is not necessarily a correct guess,
but it is an educated one.
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Everyday
Inferences
Here are some inferences that you
probably make on a daily basis.
If a teacher writes information
on the board during a lesson
If a child runs in the house
holding their knee and
crying
You infer that it is important
information that you may
need later.
You infer that they
have somehow hurt
their knee.
You may not always be correct in your inferences,
but they are assumptions that you make based on
the given clues.
Inferences
1. What is this
woman doing?
2. Where do you
think this woman
is?
3. Is she there for
work or pleasure?
Inferences
Let's look a little bit closer and evaluate your guesses.
Where do you think
this woman is?
Is she there for work
or pleasure?
Based on her
clothing and the
presence of a fax
machine, she is
probably there for
work.
Based on the
furniture and
decorations, she
is probably in a
hotel room.
What is she doing?
She is on the
telephone.
Inferences
1. What season is it
in this picture?
2. What is the
person doing?
3. What socioeconomic group
does she belong
to? Lower Class?
Middle class?
Upper Class?
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Inferences
Lets look a little bit closer and evaluate your assumptions.
Based on the
quality of the
clothing and
ornament, we
can rule out
lower class.
Based on the
known
information any
further inference
would be a
stretch.
She is holding the
Ornament. We
could infer further
that she is
decorating a
Christmas tree.
The Santa hat and
Ornament reveal
that it is winter.
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Lesson Objectives
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Understand how to make inferences about
a text
“Explain” questions
You may be asked to explain something
about a text which requires you to read
between the lines
 The question will often be in two parts:
what… and then why…. The why part is
where the inference comes in
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When reading the text you need to
consider what the question is asking you.
What did the writer’s children enjoy about
the visit to Warwick Castle? Why did they
enjoy it?
What are the key words in the question?
You need to make sensible inferences
about why they might have enjoyed
themselves.
 The text will suggest what they enjoyed
but won’t directly tell you. Working it out
is where the inference comes in
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The best way is to give a detail (‘what’) and then
offer a comment alongside it (‘why’).
 Stay in sequence and track the text carefully.
Highlight or underline key details. Use these for
the ‘what’ part.
 As you go along, link the above with a ‘why’ or
‘how’ comment.
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Writing your answer…
The first thing the children enjoyed was a
trip to the dungeon and torture chamber,
which they would have enjoyed because
children would always be excited to see a
real dungeon and the darkness would have
made it realistic and spooky…
Answer 1
The writer’s children enjoyed the dungeons and
torture chamber √ and Amy would have liked
the way the guide said that the Winnie the Pooh
character would be scared. √
When they went into the armoury they could
enjoy the interactive displays that included
wooden chests which asked questions and then
had to be opened to find the answers. √ Also
they liked the experience of holding a real
medieval sword √ and trying on the medieval
and Victorian costumes. √ In the kingmaker
exhibition which had wax models of royalty and
peasants, the wax models were so life-like it was
almost scary, so they enjoyed that. √
Answer 2
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The article states that the children wanted to go
straight to the dungeon √ and they would have
enjoyed it until the guide told them horrible
stories of what happened there. I think they
enjoyed the dungeons because children from this
day and age will only have read about methods
of torturing so will have been fascinated by
seeing the real thing. √ The article also says that
the girls are “amazed” when they are shown the
sword √ and told about it. I think they enjoyed
being allowed to hold a weapon from so long
ago and it might have been used in a real battle.
√
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We are told that Amy was “fascinated” by
some of the displays of guns √ and Olivia
wanted to try on a soldier’s helmet, √ so
they must have enjoyed both of these
things. Lastly we are told the girls enjoyed
dressing up in all the Victorian costumes. √
I think this is because they were a lot
different from the clothes worn today. √
Inference Questions
Questions which say “what” and then
“why”.
 Answer in continuous prose (not as a list)
 Make one point for “what” and then
explain that point as a “why”.
 There should be five points for “what” and
five explanations.
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