Inferring

7 Keys to Understanding Text Inference Inferring: **"reading between the lines" ** *draw conclusions *make predictions *form interpretations *answer questions *make connections between conclusions, beliefs and knowledge *make judgements  1. LOCATION 2. AGENT 3. TIME 4. ACTION 5. INSTRUMENT 6. CAUSE-EFFECT 7. OBJECT 8. CATEGORY 9. PROBLEM-SOLUTION: 10. FEELING - ATTITUDE drawn from Johnson and Johnson (1986)
 * Ten types of inference: **

"I think that.........." "I predict......" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 300%; text-align: left;">"My guess is....." <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 300%; text-align: left;">"My conclusion is......" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 300%; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 300%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 614.5px; width: 1px;"> Inferential Reading The following piece of straightforward text invites rather complex forms of inferential reading and thinking. Consider how the different annotations of this text reveal different types of inferential reading and thinking.

He put down $10.00 at the window. The woman behind the window gave $4.00. The person next to him gave him $3.00, but he gave it back to her. So, when they went inside, she bought him a large popcorn. <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">(1,2,3,8) figured out to whom the pronouns relate (5,6) gave explanations for events (4,6,9) decided where it was taking place (5, 7,10) decided why the characters were doing what they were doing (10) figured out what the relationship was between the characters (6) used my own knowledge about the world to provide details Find similar examples of seemingly straightforward text and annotate the text to identify the various inferences that are required by the reader.
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