Communication Arts

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Inferences

• Communication Arts
• 3rd Grade

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Teacher Page

• Content Area Language Arts / Reading
• Grade 3rd
• Creator Jami Polly
• Objective The students will make inferences
  based on details from the story and prior
  knowledge in order to draw conclusions.

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What are INFERENCES?

• Judgments that are made before, during, and after
  you read a story.
• They help you understand what will happen next.
• They help you understand characters feelings and
  relationships.
• They help you understand cause and effect!
• They help you decide the conflict and outcome of
  the story.

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What Probably Happened?

• A dog runs back with a stick in its
  mouth.__________________________________________
  ______________________
• The pilot says he is making an emergency landing.
  ________________________________________________
  __________
• Pete sat in total exhaustion at the edge of the
  lake. __________________________________________
  ___________________

Someone threw the stick for the dog to fetch.
The plane not working right and they need to
land.
Pete swam across the lake.
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Which Pet?

• Alice has asked for a pet for her birthday.
  Her family lives in a small, fifth floor
  apartment in the middle of a huge city. On the
  big day, her mom and dad wake her up. Alice sees
  two, narrow, fuzzy ears poking out of her moms
  pocket. What kind of pet did Alice get for her
  birthday?

We know she got a rabbit because it has long,
narrow, fuzzy ears and would be small enough to
live in an apartment.
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Actions Speak Louder
Marie has purchased an airline ticket to Mexico.
She has asked a neighbor to feed her cat while
she is away. She puts her luggage by the front
door and calls a cab. Write two conclusions you
can make about Marie. Use details from the
paragraph to explain your conclusions.
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Possible Answers
Marie is going on a trip to Mexico. She
purchased a ticket for Mexico. Marie has made
arrangements for the care of her cat. She asked
her neighbor to take care of her cat. Marie is
leaving soon for the airport. She puts her
luggage by the door and calls a cab.
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• Yes, its that time of the year again.
• All members of the Anderson family are invited
  to our family reunion. Last years reunion was
  the largest ever. Lets gather even more
  Andersons together this year!
• When July 16-18
• Where Mark and Mary Andersons house
• 14 Oak Circle
• Dayton, Ohio 53201
• Please bring Tents, sleeping bags, and family
  news and photos to share with all.
• For directions to our home, call
• Mark or Mary at 555-7171.

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Anderson Family Invitation

• From reading the invitation, what do you think
  will happen at the reunion? List two things you
  think will happen and why you think they will
  happen.
• Do you think this years party will be larger or
  smaller then last years? Why?
• Would you go to this family reunion? Why or why
  not?

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