Making Inferences

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Thursday,October 2, 2014

HOM: Questioning and Posing Problem

He who is afraid of asking is afraid of learning.
Danish Proverb

Learning Targets
I can make inferences about Percy in order to understand him as
the narrator of this story.
I can cite evidence from the text when answering questions and
discussing Percys character in The Lightning Thief.
I can collaborate effectively with my peers.

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Making an Inference
Things you
know

What you
read or see

= inference

Take everything
off your desks.
Take out a
pencil.

We must be
taking a quiz.
We usually
clear our
desks for a
quiz.

What can you infer from

this image?

Meeting Percy Jackson

I haven't seen my mother since Christmas. I wanted so bad to jump in a taxi
and head home. She would hug me and be glad to see me, but she would be
disappointed, too.

What this makes me think about Percy...

Method used by the author

Percy is homesick.

Actions

It's important for Percy not to

disappoint his mother.

Thoughts

What about his father?

Ways others see Percy

Dialogue

Gallery Walk
Meeting Percy Jackson
1.

Read the quote and discuss it with your partner

2.

Answer both parts of the chart

3.

When signaled, rotate to the next quote and repeat this process

Meeting Percy Jackson

But Mr. Brunner, our La/n teacher, was leading this trip, so
I had hopes.
What this makes me think about Percy...

Method used by the author

Meeting Percy Jackson

I hoped the trip would be okay. At least, I hoped that for once
I wouldn't get in trouble.
What this makes me think about Percy...

Method used by the author

Meeting Percy Jackson

Grover tried to calm me down. "It's okay. I like peanut buFer" He
dodged another piece of Nancy's lunch. "That's it." I started to get up,
but Grover pulled me back to my seat.

What this makes me think about Percy...

Method used by the author

Meeting Percy Jackson

But Mr. Brunner expected me to be as good as everybody else...
No- he expected me to be beFer than everybody else.

What this makes me think about Percy...

Method used by the author

Closing & Assessment

In what 4 ways does the author of The Lightning Thief help
readers get to know Percy as a character in Chapter 1?
Describing
Percy's actions

Showing Percy's
thoughts

Showing Percy's
dialogue

Showing how
other characters
view Percy