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Name: _______________________ Article: _________________
Nonfiction

Making About This Skill

Inferences Much of what we
DIRECTIONS: In order to make an inference, you understand in a text is not
must use clues from the text and your own written, or stated, by the
background knowledge. author. A lot of times an
During today’s reading, record your inferences in author will give us enough
the inference section. Make sure you also include clues to figure things out
the clues from the text and your background on our own.
knowledge that helped you make the inference.

Text Clues My Inference

Background Knowledge

+ =
Text Clues My Inference
Background Knowledge

+ =
Text Clues My Inference
Background Knowledge

+ =
If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
Name: _______________________ Article: _________________
Nonfiction

Making Inferences
DIRECTIONS: In order to make an inference, you must use clues from the text and your
own background knowledge.
During today’s reading, record your inferences in the inference section. Make sure you
also include the clues from the text and your background knowledge that helped you
make the inference.

Text Clues My Inference

Background Knowledge

+ =
Text Clues My Inference
Background Knowledge

+ =
Text Clues My Inference
Background Knowledge

+ =
Text Clues My Inference
Background Knowledge

+ =
If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
Name: ________________________________ Article: _________________
Nonfiction

Preview the Text

About This Skill
Before we read nonfiction, we
DIRECTIONS: Before you read the text, search through the should always preview the text.
page(s) and look for things that stand out to you. Use the Doing this will give us clues as to
list below to guide your search. As you come across one what the text will be about and help
of the following items, be sure to record your thoughts, any us better understand the text.
information it may give you, or your reaction to the item.

Item to Preview Record Thoughts, Information, or Reaction

Title

Headings &
Subheadings

Pictures &
Illustrations

Captions

Organization
(Structure)

Flashing Lights!
(anything that stands out)

If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop
Name: ________________________________ Article: _________________
Nonfiction

Preview the Text

DIRECTIONS: Before you read the text, search through the page(s) and look for things that stand out
to you. Use the list below to guide your search. As you come across one of the following items, be
sure to record your thoughts, any information it may give you, or your reaction to the item.

Item to Preview Record Thoughts, Information, or Reaction

Title

Headings &
Subheadings
Pictures &
Illustrations

Captions

Organization
(Structure)

Flashing Lights!
(anything that stands out)

If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop