Reading

between the lines

Here is where our class begins
What’s going on here?
When you use clues from the picture
and your own background knowledge
to figure out what is going on, it is
called an inference.
 01
evidence + background knowledge
= Sherlock Holmes inference
 Evidence
Is information that they can point to
directly in an image or text, like a quote.
 Background
Is yourKnowledge
own personal life experiences
and knowledge about the world.
Everyone brings their own background
knowledge to the texts they read. This
knowledge helps people make sense of
things that are not otherwise clear.
Reading between the lines
Inferences

1) Where was 2) How do you

Harold before know?
he got home?
 Reading between the lines

My wife and I tried to pack light but we made sure not to

forget our bathing suits and sun block. I wasn’t sure if I
would get seasick again so I made sure to pack some
medicine for upset stomachs.
Inferences
1) What’s the author’s
marital status? How
do you know? 4) Are they going
to be around
2) What’s the author water? How do
and his wife going to you know?
do? How do you
know? 5) Did the author
get seasick before
3) What means of this time?How do
transportation are you know?
they going to use?
How do you know?
Reviewing

Why do we need to
Why don't authors cite evidence when
just say what they we make an
mean? inference?

Can we make an
How do inferences
inference if we don't
help us understand
have background
a story?
knowledge about a
topic?
 Assessment
1. Watch Pixar’s short filme
“Lifted”
2. Then write an inference
you made during the
film. List one piece of
evidence and one piece
of background
knowledge that
contributed to your
inference.