Drawing

Conclusions
and

Making
Generalizations
Essential Question

How does a reader make

generalizations or draw
conclusions?
 Key Terms

conclude
generalization
draw
 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR INFERENCES

Name of Date of Assignment My Score (Teacher Points

May Need to Fill In)
Assignment Possible
1
EQ for Inferences Log Sheet 20
2
Fran Elodie Paper 20
3
Inference Notesheet 20
4
Context Clues Notesheet 20
5
Context Clue Summarizer 20
6
Making Predictions 20
Notesheet
7
Conclusions/Generalizations 20
Notesheet
 Activator
Imagine you are walking down the street and
you come across a house with overgrown grass
that reaches waist-height, no lights in the
windows, and the paint that is peeling off the
siding.
What might you think about this house?
 Activator

You probably said something like, “No one

has lived there in a very long time.”
You drew a
conclusion from the
information that
was given to you.
 Drawing Conclusions
When you draw conclusions, you use two
things:
What you know in your head

AND
What you’ve read in the story.

A conclusion is what you come to when

you put these two together.
 Drawing Conclusions

For Example:

I know babies sleep in cribs.

I know babies drink
bottles.
I know babies can’t do
these things yet.

I must be a baby!
 Drawing Conclusions

Let’s Try Another One…

 Drawing Conclusions

And Another One…

 Drawing Conclusions

Using a graphic organizer on the next slide

may help you come to logical conclusions.
Notice how the “conclusion” is supported.
 Drawing Conclusions

Conclusion

Support Support Support Support

 Making Generalizations
Katie had an apple for breakfast.
Katie had a banana, too.

Katie had an orange, also.

Katie had a slice of toast.

What can we say about Katie’s

breakfast?
 Making Generalizations

You probably said that Katie had a lot

of fruit for breakfast.
 You could even generalize that Katie likes
fruit.
 Making Generalizations

A generalization is a broad statement

about a group of people or things.
It states something they have in
common.
 Making Generalizations

Be careful!
Make sure your generalization is valid.
 Valid means true.

It is supported by facts

It agrees with what you already

know about the topic
It uses logic and reasoning

It is proven with several examples

 Making Generalizations

Be careful!
Make sure your generalization is not
faulty.
 Faulty means false.

It is not supported by facts

Watch for the key words: none,

all, always, never, everyone,
nobody
 Generalizations Practice

Chocolate is everyone’s favorite dessert.

What is wrong with

this generalization?
How could you
make it a valid
generalization?
 Generalizations Practice

Read the following passage.

Ginger is one of my best friends.
When I enter my home, she races to
greet me with kisses and excited leaps.
She acts like it’s been eight days since
she’s seen me, instead of the actual
eight hours. Her coat is honey brown;
her eyes are large and loving.
 Generalizations Practice

She’s a six- month old cocker spaniel

puppy, a breed originally intended to
hunt birds in England. Her faithful
companionship comforts me when I’m
sad or sick. Her playfulness makes me
laugh when she races after a toy I’ve
tossed. All cocker spaniels make
perfect pets.
 Generalizations Practice

What generalization was made in the

passage about Ginger?

All cocker spaniels make perfect pets.

Is this a valid

generalization?
 Generalizations Practice

Let’s Think About This…

Does the author:
Use facts to support the idea?
Share past experiences to support the
idea?
Provide several examples?

Use logical thinking?

 Generalizations Practice

Ginger is one of my best friends. When I enter

my home, she races to greet me with kisses and
excited leaps. She acts like it’s been eight days since
she’s seen me, instead of the actual eight hours. Her
coat is honey brown; her eyes are large and loving.
She’s a six- month old cocker spaniel puppy, a
breed originally intended to hunt birds in England.
Her faithful companionship comforts me when I’m
sad or sick. Her playfulness makes me laugh when
she races after a toy I’ve tossed. All cocker spaniels
make perfect pets.
 Generalizations Practice
Remember…
Generalizations make broad
statements about a group.
Some a valid, others are faulty.
Valid generalizations are supported by
facts, examples, and logical thinking.
Watch out for words like all or never.

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 Activity
I am going to be reading “When
Monsters Meet” by John Koster to you
all.
Please pay attention as I do so.

Now, you need to open your book to page

619.
We will be reading “Out There” and
answering some questions– making
conclusions and generalizations.
 Summarizer
Pretend you are a writing for a
newspaper.
You need to come up with two
headlines.
These headlines need to sum up:
Drawing Conclusions

Making Generalizations
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