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InferringPL 2014

Term 4

Inferring

Learning Intention

S To be able to infer meaning from

what was read/heard to help

comprehend text

Success Criteria

S I can communicate that

inferring means constructing

meaning beyond what is literally

stated

S I can communicate that

inferring expands

understanding by helping me

discover what is implied but not

explicitly stated by the author

Key Vocabulary

S inference/inferring

S making predictions

S using context

S visualising

S background knowledge

Hook

GKR

S Listen to the following audio

S Using the HWI worksheet, record everything you hear

and any wonderings you may have

S Once you have finished listening to the audio, have a

chat with the people in your group.

S Now, use what you heard, with what you already know

about these sounds, to infer what the audio is about

S Now let’s watch the story – check your predictions

What does the title tell

me?

What do I predict the text will be

about?

What can the pictures

tell me?

What do I already know about this

topic?

What words do I expect to see?

What images come

to mind?

What will I do as I read?

Minuscule: The good

education

What is inferring

Inferring means …

S constructing meaning beyond what is literally stated

S you use text clues and background knowledge to

read between the lines

S to expand understanding by discovering what is

implied but not explicitly stated by the author

S that readers think about and search the text, and

sometimes use personal knowledge to construct

meaning beyond what is literally stated

Activity

S On the following slides you will see some local

newspaper articles minus their headline.

S With your table group, use your inferring skills to predict

the original headline.

Remember: inferring is using text clues (in this case words

and pictures) and background knowledge to make a

prediction and construct meaning.

1 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

2 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

3 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

4 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

5 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

Share time

S Choose a speaker for your group to share one of two of

your predicted headlines.

S

Inferring HeadlinesThe full articles i.e. the answers

How close were your predictions to the original headline?

1 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

2 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

3 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

4 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

5 Predict the headline

Shepparton News

Predict the headline

discussion

S How did your group go with predicting the

headlines?

S What text cues did you use?

Activity

S Read through The Butcher and his Wife. This may be

done on your own or with a partner. Answer the

questions.

S Tip: Read through the questions before you read the

story. If you do this, you will be aware of the information

you are looking for while you read.

Review

S Inferring is …

S Inferring helps me to

understand text better by …

S The learning actions I used

today were …