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- 4th
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Students differentiate between observation and inference using a photograph of an Algonkian boat building and colonial coins. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students make several inferences based on the reading of Shel Silverstein poems. They write their own poetry and complete an assessment in which they differentiate between sentences that are stated or inferred. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students infer the use or meaning of items recovered from a North Carolina Native American site based on 17th-century European settlers' accounts and illustration. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students demonstrate the skill of observation and the use of positive and negative inference. They discuss the relationship between an observation and an inference, view pictures and write their negative and positive inferences, and discuss how negative inferences can result in violent situations. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the differences between fact and opinion and how to infer meaning from text. In pairs, they read three passages, taking turns reading paragraphs to each other. Next, they identify sentences from the passages as fact or opinion, and answer comprehension questions from the story by inferring meaning from the text. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine how to make inferences using the free verse poem "From the Lakota Pipe Ceremony." They read and reread the poem, identify details and inferences from the text on a graphic organizer, and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students observe and demonstrate how to make inferences. They read and discuss the handout "Making Inferences" and discuss the strategies from the handout. Students then listen to the teacher read a legend, reread it silently, and complete a graphic organizer to identify details from the text. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore making inferences while reading. They review what an inference is and play charades to make inferences about the actions they perform. They read the story Tight Times and identify inferences and select details from the text to support their inferences. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students practice making inferences by using analogies. Using items found in a Native American site, they infer the meaning of them using settlers' accounts and illustrations. They explain why archaeologists use ethno historic analogies. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students practice making inferences on various types of reading material. As a class, they develop a definition of the word "theme" and discuss themes for some of their favorite stories. They use the context of the reading selection to determine meanings and inferences. Full Review »
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