Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Inference Organizer [Pdf]
Students will use a graphic organizer to help them make inferences. Students will list the literal text evidence and make an educated guess based on the text evidence.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Infer About a Story or an Event [Pdf]
Students will use this graphic organizer to help them make an inference about a story or an event. Students will list the literal text evidence and then make an inference about the text evidence.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Can Infer Meaning of a Word in Context [Pdf]
This activity contains two graphic organizers that will help students infer the meaning of words in context. Students can use these graphic organizers as they read nonfiction texts, particularly while reading in the content area.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Analyze Nonfiction: Central Idea [Pdf]
This graphic organizer will help students analyze nonfiction pieces. Students will use the graphic organizer to guide them as they identify the central idea and supporting details.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Classify and Summarize Information [Pdf]
A graphic organizer is provided to help students classify information in a nonfiction piece. Then students will write a summary of the information contained in the graphic organizer.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Compare and Contrast [Pdf]
This graphic organizer includes a Venn Diagram. Students will then answer a guiding question to synthesize the information on the Venn Diagram.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Compara Y Contrasta [Pdf]
Students will compare and contrast information with the aid of this Venn Diagram that has been translated into Spanish. Students will answer a guiding question to help them summarize the content of the diagram.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Make an Inference [Pdf]
Students can use this graphic organizer to help them make inferences about the information in a text and then explain the rationale for each.