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February 22, 2013

Can Every Mystery Be Solved??


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February 22, 2013

Write a simile for the following:

A Mystery is like....

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February 22, 2013

Unit Learning Goals:

You will learn to:• make inferences while reading

• write with a strong voice

• make inferences while listening

• identify generalization text patterns

Transfer Your Learning!


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February 22, 2013

Make Inferences while reading.


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February 22, 2013

INFER means to

• Read between the lines• Figure it out• Take what you know plus context clues• Be a detective• Make a mental leap

When you make inferences while reading, you come up with your own ideas about a text by reading between the lines. This will help increase your understanding ofa text.


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February 22, 2013

Inferring Song

Let’s go into the book!Jump in!Take a look!Can you find clues,find cluesWhile you’re reading,readingFor what happens next or unwritten text?Are you searching,searchingFor the meaning,meaning?It’s not so complex. Use the context!Inferring means you read between the lines.Use the pictures, headings, details that you find.Add them to the things inside your mind.Let’s go into the book!Let’s go into the book!


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February 22, 2013

CSI: The Snow and Ice Version. What do you know about crime scene investigations?

Where did you learn what you know about this field?


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February 22, 2013

Modelling Activity:

You will be listening to a news article called “CSI: The Snow and Ice Version.”

What do you think you will learn in this article?

As I read this article, I will try to make inferences to increase my understanding. I will use clues from the text and what I already know to make judgments and draw conclusions about what I am reading.

As you listen, think about inferences you can make.


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February 22, 2013

CSI: The Snow and Ice Version by Andrew Chung

Inclass discussion questions:

1. Did any of the inferences I made help you understand the article better? Which ones? How did they help you?

2. What inferences did you make as you listened?

3. Why do you think most crime scene investigators are not allowed to write in pencil?

4. What would appeal to you about being a crime scene investigator? What would not appeal to you?

5. Have you watched any of the CSI television shows? If so, do you think they are realistic? Why or why not?


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February 22, 2013

RECAP OF HOW TO INFER

Think about what you already know about the topic.

Think about what you already know to make inferences about the topic or theme of the selection.

If a story starts with something being lost, then the story is often about finding the lost item.

So I can infer that the story will be about searching for the lost pet, but finding it will be hard because it is smaller than the palm of a hand.


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February 22, 2013

Who Is Terry???? Short story

It’s all my mom’s fault. After all, it was her idea that I get a small pet, no bigger than the palm of my hand. And now Terry is lost somewhere in our apartment.

When I arrived home from the mall, I invited Mom to peek inside the bag. I thought she’d be pleased. But when she looked inside the bag, she screamed and dropped it. If she hadn’t dropped the bag, Terry never would have gotten loose.

I thought Mom would like the look of him as much as I do. He’s really handsome, with neat stripes on his body. And best of all, although I didn’t even get a chance to tell her, Terry doesn’t smell bad.

I was going to give him an ideal new home in a terrarium with layers of soil and lots of moss. He could have made himself a nice, cozy burrow. But now he’s out there somewhere all alone. I’m worried that he could get stepped on!

I wonder how Terry will find his way around because his eyesight is not so great. Like others of his kind, Terry can see light, darkness, and motion—but that’s it. However, his sense of touch is very keen and he can use vibrations given off by his prey to hunt for food.

If you happen to spot Terry, don’t be afraid to pick him up. Despite his reputation, his bite isn’t deadly at all. If you do get bitten, it will only sting a little.

So, you see, I really don’t understand why my mother freaked out….

Try to guess Terry’s identity.


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February 22, 2013

Make connections to how people in a text are responding to events.Use clues to help you understand people in a text.

You can make inferences about how people are feeling by making connections to how you might respond in the same situation.

The mother screamed and dropped the bag when she looked inside. I would do the same if I saw something that scared me, like a snake or a spider, so I can infer that she saw something that frightened her.


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February 22, 2013

You can make inferences about people’s personalities and other traits, such as mood or attitude, by usingclues from the text. The narrator chose a pet that didn’t smell bad, so this tells me that he or she is considerateof others.

The narrator also intended to make a comfortable home for the pet, so I can infer that the narrator is caring and conscientious.


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February 22, 2013

What is Terry???No!! No!!

WHY? why?

YES!!!

MOVE the pet to check.

No!WHY??

No!Why??


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February 22, 2013

FOCUS ON READING

Read page 118 in text: How to Make Inferences

When you make inferences you increase your understanding by:

making judgmentsdrawing conclusions, and reasoning about a text.

You come up with your own ideas (about people, information, events,or situations in the text) by reading between the lines. These ideas are not stated explicitly.They are implied.

You need to look for clues in the text and think about what you already know.

Then put those clues and connections together to make inferences.


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February 22, 2013

HOW TO MAKE INFERENCES

What you DO What you INFER

Think about what you already know about the topic

Make inferences about the theme or main idea

Look for clues that help you understand the people in the text (characters in fiction or real people in nonfiction texts.)

Make inferences about their moods, attitudes, motivations, or personalities.

Look for clues that tell you how people are responding to events. Make connections to how you would respond in a similar situation.

Make inferences about what is going on or how people feel about what is going on.


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February 22, 2013

Transfer Your Learning Across the Curriculum

Science: If you read the heading “Wasting Heat” ina science text you could use your prior knowledgeto make an inference:

wasting heat is bad and we should stop it.

What inference do you make when you read the heading “Heat Pollution”?


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February 22, 2013

Make an inference about these situations:

A cake left on a counter is almost gone and the family dog has icing on his ears.

A classmate has fallen asleep at his desk.


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February 22, 2013

The Killer's Tall Tale (p 119)What do you think are the most important skills needed by those who solve crimes?


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February 22, 2013

TITLE AND VISUALSWhat is police tape used for?

What is a tall tale?

How do the title and police tape help you make an inference about this story?


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February 22, 2013

The Killer's Tall TaleRead page 119

You have met three characters:

Burton Trellis Radley

Who was the first person on the crime scene? Radley

Who is the boss?Burton

Who's first name is Wes? Trellis

Who needed coffee to wake up? Burton

Which character is a female? Radley


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February 22, 2013

Read as far as the end of the hilighted section on page 120 in text.

What do you know about Radley?

(female; a detective; observant)

What clues in the text help you make inferences about her?

(observant—she notices that Trellis looks taller than usual and she’sdescribed as having a “mental notepad”; sense of humour—she goesalong with Trellis’s joking “translation” of what Burton meant tosay to her)

What inferences can you make about Trellis?

(a police technician; he sounds casual and lighthearted because he makes jokes; he might be insecure about being shorter than Radley)


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February 22, 2013

Read the rest of page 120.

What clues help you understand Radley and Trellis more?

(he makes more jokes and seems intimidated by Radley; she makes himnervous with her questioning, so she must be a good interviewer ofsuspects)

Read page 121.

What knowledge from TV crime shows helps you understand the scene?

(CSIs take pictures of the scene and look for evidence to tryto figure out exactly what happened)

What inferences can you make about the situation?

(victim was killed in the kitchen by either Danielson or Saunders)


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February 22, 2013

Read up to Burton’s File on page 123 .

What inferences can you make to help you figure out the mystery?

(Saunders is taller than Danielson, so his hair is more likely to be on the door trim; Burton seems very professional, so I trust him)


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February 22, 2013

Read Burton's File on page 123

Did you guess correctly???

Let's make some inferences about Burton.

Is Burton a detective or a crime scene investigator?

Clues from the text + Prior Knowledge = Inference

He's Trellis's boss and he's carrying a kit

CSI's have kits for investigating crime scenes

Burton is a CSI


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February 22, 2013


the way he greets Radley? (gruff, not very friendly

the way he reacts to Trellis’s pun about soul/sole?

(gruff, not verypolite)

his question, “Can we solve this crime first?” (tough, nononsense)

(tough, nononsense)

the way he handles the investigation? (thorough, methodical)

(thorough, methodical)

his comment to Trellis, “Always thinking” (sarcastic)

the description of his vest (very organized, methodical)

(very organized, methodical)

What can you tell about Burton by …


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February 22, 2013

IDIOMS:

An expression that has a meaning as a whole that is entirely different from the individual words that make up the idiom. Idioms are often metaphors.

Examples from The Killer's Tall Tale:

stand up in courthard evidencetrip upfield of fire

Other examples:

crack the casesoft on crimecaught nappingrotten to the coreguilty as sin


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February 22, 2013

Mysterynet.com mysteries

Work with your group to identify the clues and solve the mystery in the assigned case.

Be prepared to summarize the case.

Identify the suspects.

Identify their alibis.

Outline how you solved the case.


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February 22, 2013

“whodunit.” With a partner:

Brainstorm possible scenarios for a simple mystery story set in this school (the caretaker’s broom has disappeared).

Develop a plot about this mystery, and a character who is the investigator.

Decide how and where you can plant clues in the story for the investigator and readers to use to help solve the mystery

Examples: The caretaker last used the broom before lunch, the broom closet door was found open after lunch; broom tracks were spotted in the snow in the parking lot in the afternoon).


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February 22, 2013

HIGHER ANIMALS page 127

Imagine what it would be like to be hunted and in hiding.

Making PredictionsPreviewing the text

READ THE TITLE AND SKIM THE PAGES

What type of selection do you think this is, and why?

What do the background photos suggest about the setting?

What prediction can you make based on the title?


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February 22, 2013

Listen while I read page 126

What is happening in the story?

What inferences can you make about who or what is chasing them?

Who is chasing them?

Read page 127

How would you feel if you were in Skye’s situation?

What can you infer about the characters?


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February 22, 2013

Read page 128 and up to the break on page 129.

Why do you think the author includes the detail about the mouse?

What can you infer from the descripon of what happened to Tracy and Twig?

So far in the story, what have you inferred about Kevin?

Why do you think these kids are being chased, and what do you think happens when they are caught?


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February 22, 2013

Read to the end of page 130.

Have your previous inferences about Kevin changed?

Did the last paragraph on page 130 surprise you, or did you see it coming?

Read to the end of the story.

What do we find out at the end of the story?

Did you realize earlier in the story that it was a game? If so, how did you know?

How did you feel when you found out it was a game?

What can you infer about the game?

What can you infer about Skye’s feelings for Kevin?


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February 22, 2013

How would it feel to be hunted and in hiding?

Identify the words that help you understand the character and create tension.


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February 22, 2013

What are these examples of?

SIMILES

• inseparable as honey on toast

• the world seemed locked in a freeze frame

• rise and fall like a blacksmith’s bellows

• like sucking yogurt through a narrow straw

• ached like they were being pulled together by stretchable bands running through her body

• like someone had rubbed the inside of her voicebox with sandpaper

• eyes gleaming like those of a wolf ready for the kill.


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February 22, 2013

METAPHORS

• the kaleidoscope of autumn colours

• dodged the grim reaper

• the pant tunnel

• was still no Robin Hood

• couldn’t track an elephant across a field of chocolate pudding

• you are officially dead meat.

What are these examples of?


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February 22, 2013

Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns

Adverbs are words that describe verbs

FIND Adjectives and adverbs in this story

Vivid Adjectives Vivid Adverbs


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February 22, 2013

"The Phantom Dog Team"page 38 in Homegrown

Do you believe in ghosts????

What do you know about the landscape and weather of Labrador??


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February 22, 2013

Listen while I read page 38 in your text.

Who is Smoker???

Listen while I read page 39

How did the circumstances and mood of the story change?


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February 22, 2013

Listen while I read to the end of column one on page 40.

What occurred to improve the Gordon's outlook?

Listen while I read the rest of the story.

How do you think Joe and Janet were feeling as they ate their supper during the storm?


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February 22, 2013

"The Hermit's Secret" page 132 in text

"Does being wise mean you have all the answers?"

Listen while I read the first four paragraphs on page 132 aloud.

Think about what you already know about legends.

What characteristics of legends do you see in this section?


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February 22, 2013

Read to the end of page 134.

What clues help you to make inferences about Alath’spersonality?


he notices people

he wants toknow the secret

he makes the journey

he says “if you please, sir,”

he watches and questions the hermit’s methods


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February 22, 2013

What does the hermit actually do, and what inferences do you make from this information?

What inference can you make from the words “as if carrying on a conversation in his mind”?

What did that “conversation” do for the farmer?


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February 22, 2013

Read the first four paragraphs of page 135

Why does Alath feel discouraged?

Read the rest of the story.What clues suggest that Alath has learned the secret?


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February 22, 2013

“Does being wise mean you have all of the answers?”

The Hermit's SecretWrite one wellconstructed paragraph explaining what you feel Alath learned from the wise hermit and how you inferred this from the legend?

Explain how you used information from the story and your prior knowledge to infer the secret.

Check your spelling and grammar.


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February 22, 2013

UFOs Still A Mystery by Angela Gilbert Page 46 in text

http://www.cbc.ca/m/rich/news/story/2010/05/28/ufo-newfoundland-dnd.html


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February 22, 2013

What do you think accounts for the UFO sightings described in this article?

Why might the government block information about these sightings from public release?

Why would CBC want to report on this event?

How do your beliefs about UFOs influence your thought about this article?


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