Inferring

What is inferring?
● Think-pair-share
Practice examples
● “When I woke up, there were branches and leaves all over the yard.”

● “We bought tickets and some popcorn.”

● “I forgot to set my alarm clock last night.”

● “A student falls asleep in class.”

● “One student put her hand in the air.”

● “Mary plays her recorder every day for two hours.”

● “Shannon grabbed her raincoat and umbrella.”

Inferring
● When you infer, you think about something the book tells you and put it
together with your background knowledge
● You are interpreting something about the book that the author doesn’t
tell you
● There can be more than one correct answer
● If you don’t infer, you can miss out on some of the author’s critical
points
Important vocabulary
● Infer
● High expectations
● Thesaurus