DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

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DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

• Interpretative Reading Skill

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Learning Goals

• I can read a selection and draw a conclusion
  based upon that reading.
• I can view a picture and draw a conclusion about
  what is happening.
• I can listen to an audio clip and determine the
  outcome, what might happen next, and/or even how
  a character may react.

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When you are asked to draw a conclusion, you
might have to-

• Find an example
• Note a contrast
• Generalize
• Identify a cause and effect relationship
• Detect a mood
• Recognize an analogy
• Identify a time-and-place relationship
• Make a comparison
• Anticipate an outcome

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When you make a conclusion

• You are making a judgment based on the
  information provided
• And-
• What you know in your head.

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When selecting a choice-

• The correct answer is either highly likely or
  certain.
• Example I sleep in a crib. I drink from a
  bottle. I cannot walk or talk. Who am I?
• Answer?

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Drawing Conclusions Listening Activity 1

• 5-Minute Mystery Carnival Murder

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Beginning Practice

• Story 1 You are visiting a friend in Vermont. It
  is February and the temperature is about 30
  degrees. The clouds are low and dark. You have
  helped bring in plenty of wood for the fireplace.
  Your friends father is going to buy some extra
  food and salt for the driveway. The weatherman is
  forecasting ___________________.

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And another-

• Max has a very strong arm. He keeps his lucky
  leather glove in good condition. All spring he
  practices to get in shape. He has a great fast
  ball and is working on his curve ball. He plays
  for the City Diamondheads. He is their
  ___________________.

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Last one-

• Abbie has her backpack on her bed. She is packing
  for a trip. She lays out a waterproof jacket and
  rain hat, extra socks, a flashlight, compass,
  binoculars, and water bottle. She hunts for extra
  batteries and decides to bring her camera. She
  checks on her sleeping bag and helps her parents
  bring out the tent. Abbie and her parents are
  going ___________________.

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Time to get out of your seats!

• ACTIVITY1 Guess the Emotion
• We will divide into groups
• each group will recieve an index card with an
  emotion written on it.
• Each group must come up with several hints
  that would describe a person who is feeling that
  emotion.
• The other groups must figure it out! (Drawing
  Conclusions about a Characters Mood)

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Multiple Choice Practice

• Which conclusion is best supported by this
  sentence "The Golden Gate bridge spans the San
  Francisco Bay, connecting northern California to
  the peninsula of San Francisco."
• A. The bridge enables many people to go from San
  Francisco to northern California
• B. The bridge has the longest span of any other
  suspension bridge
• C. Thick cables are best
• D. The bridge is the most popular bridge in the
  Bay Area
• Answer A

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Drawing Conclusions True or False

• When a poem's speaker describes beautiful
  flowers, bright sunshine, and a happy childhood,
  you might conclude that he or she has a negative
  outlook on life.
• False
• True
• Answer False

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More on True or False

• Georgie Porgie is running in the track meet later
  today. He is very distracted in class and has had
  trouble concentrating. His teacher would be
  drawing conclusions if she assumed he is excited
  about the track meet.
• True
• False
• Answer True

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Drawing Conclusions Opinions

• Martin Scorsese is a director of astonishing
  power and Gangs of New York is a movie of
  astonishing imagination, ambition, and scope. The
  first fifteen minutes are as dazzling as any
  images ever put on screen. The rest of the movie
  veers from brilliant to flawed, but it is
  unfailingly arresting, provocative, and
  powerful.adapted from "Movie Mom's Review of
  Gangs of New York" by Nell Minow What will be
  the reviewer's final opinion on the movie?
• A. The reviewer will give the movie a negative
  review.
• B. The reviewer will not like the movie past its
  first fifteen minutes.
• C. The reviewer will not recommend the movie
  because it was made by Martin Scorsese.
• D. The reviewer will give the movie a positive
  review.
• Answer D

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Drawing Conclusions Titles, Resources, Materials

• Which resource below provides Leisure and
  Activity Statistics?
• A. "The Benefits of Fun"- magazine article
• B. Online Library Catalog
• C. Directory of Resources from Book, How to Have
  Fun
• D. pie chart- Info. from Nat. Federation of State
  High School Associations
• Which resource provides information about the top
  ten sports for both high school male and female
  athletes?
• A. magazine article
• B. Info from National Federation of State High
  School Associations - pie chart/diagram
• C. online library catalog
• D. newspaper article

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Feeling Confident, yet?

• You totally got this.

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The Math of Drawing Conclusions

• Text Clues What I already Know My Conclusion

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Time to get out of your seats again!

• Activity 2 You are what you bring

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Drawing Conclusions Cause and Effect Keywords

• Because of
• Resulted in
• In order to
• In response to
• So
• Led to
• Increased/decreased
• Due to
• Caused
• Since
• As a consequence of

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Drawing Conclusions Listening Activity 2

• 5-Minute Mysteries Death Calls at Dinner

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Drawing Conclusions-Comics
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Activity

• Test your skills----Word Lists