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CLASSROOM OBSERVATION QUIZ

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READING STRATEGIES & INFERENCE MAKING

Describe what it means to be an “active reader”.

DO NOW

How can a reader utilize reading strategies to enhance the understanding of a text?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Class List

THE THINGS WE “READ”

Set a purposeMake a predictionSkim/Scan (Vocabulary Preview)Assess background knowledge Identify type of writing

BEFORE READING STRATEGIES THAT WORK

Avoid distractions Identify main detailsMake predictionsMake connectionsAsk questionsEvaluate VisualizeSummarizeMake inferencesUse fix-it strategies

DURING READING STRATEGIES THAT WORK

Question selfReview/retellDraw conclusionsMake connectionsAssess predictionsReflect

AFTER READING STRATEGIES THAT WORK

We need to find clues to get some answersWe need to add those clues to what we already knowThere can be more than one correct answerWe need to be able to support answers

MAKING INFERENCES

Each passage describes a diff erent situation. Preview each inference question prior to reading.

Support each inference using textual evidence.

MAKING INFERENCES

Kyle ran into his house and slammed the door behind him. He paused with his back to the wall and tried to catch his breath. The puppy in his coat struggled to get out. Kyle looked out the window worriedly, but he saw that nobody was coming. Then he let the puppy out of his jacket. The puppy yelped while Kyle took the collar off of him. He threw the collar in an old soup can in the trash, carefully fl ipping over the can. The dog looked around nervously.

KYLE

DO NOW: WHAT EMOTION IS EXPRESSED? HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?

(EVIDENCE)

How can a reader use textual evidence to support answers?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

1.Review the “DO NOW”. 2.Complete “Making

Inferences” handout in small groups.

3.Share findings with the class.

4.Small groups create scenario for class to make inferences using textual evidence.

TODAY’S AGENDA

Anastasia sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms. She was weeping mournfully and wearing all black. In between gasps and sobs, Anastasia cried out a name: “Oh... John…” And then her cell phone beeped. Her hand ran into her purse and her heart fluttered. The text message was from John. She opened up the message and read the few bare words, “I need to get my jacket back from you.” Anastasia threw her head into her arms and continued sobbing.

ANASTASIA

Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The beams were warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. “9:48,” she shouted, “Holy cow!” Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the fi rst outfi t that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door.

CASSIE

Kelvin was waiting in front of the corner store at 3:56. His muscles were tense and he was sweating a bit more than usual. The other kids gathered in front of the little storefront were much more relaxed, even playful. They joked back and forth lightly to each other but for Kelvin, time slowed. 3:57. “Don’t worry, Kelvin. He ain’t even gonna show up.” Kelvin hoped that he wouldn’t. A black four-door Camry with tinted windows pulled up and parked across the street. Kelvin gulped. 3:58. A group of teenagers piled out of the car. James was in the front. “Hi-ya, Kelvin. Glad you could make it,” James said. Kelvin felt smaller.

KELVIN

Create a characterDescribe the characterDescribe the settingCreate the emotion

Other groups should be able to make an inference regarding the problem faced by the character without your group explicitly stating it.

CREATING A SCENARIO

Each group will read their scenario to the classOther groups will make inferences on the clues they

gathered from the class

SHARING SCENARIOS

What is required in order to make an inference?

Why is inference making a necessary skill?

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