INFERRING, TEXTUAL SUPPORT, THEME,

AND AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

INFERRING AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO INFERDefinition: To use clues from the text and your own knowledge on the topic to

figure out what the author is trying to sayPutting the pieces together Background Information and Clues from

the Text

Different ways to infer:

1. Connections + Clues

2. Schema + Clues

3. Mental Images + Clues

INFERENCE

A good reader should be able to respond to the text by:Thinking of historical contextAsking questions Looking at the facts in the text

TEXTUAL SUPPORT: EXPLICIT VS. IMPLICIT

Explicit writing: When the text is fully and clearly explainedExplicit messages are clear and can be found immediately. Implicit writing: unspoken, hidden, or inferred ideas from the text. It is the

opposite of explicit. Implicit messages are more difficult to find and are less obvious in the text

(inference is used here).

FINDING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

Strategies to find textual evidence:Take notes or do different activitiesDo research and add quotesQuotes from the story, not facts or statisticsUse the quotes as evidence to support your writingMLA Citation for citing notes

WAYS TO CONNECT WITH TEXTVisualize

Picture your text, make a connection through the visualization and use your five senses.

ConnectConnect with personal experiences , other things that relate to the topic,

and facts or information that you already knowReact

Describe how the text makes you feelRetell

Summarize what you have read by putting it into your own words

THEME

Definition: The lesson you should learn from the story; the author’s message.The theme is inferred, it’s not explicit.Themes are bigger than the story!

CHARACTERS’ ACTIONS AND MOTIVES

Analyze different characters’ actions and motives to support your idea of the theme of the story.

Think of what you can infer.

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

Why did the author write the story?To persuade

Opinions, like/dislike

To inform Data, graphs, research

To entertain Jokes/humor, dialogue, figurative language

To give historical reference Dates, timelines, old pictures

YOU’RE DONE!