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Mr. Martin looked at his watch. Then, he took a bus list out of his bag and looked at it for a moment. A few minutes later, he looked at his watch again and sighed. Why does Mr. Martin keep looking at his watch?
The bus is running late/he is worried he missed the bus
Rachel was on her way to volunteer at the animal shelter. She really liked dogs. Her brother was allergic to dogs, however. Rachel had a lot of fun playing with the puppies, but after her shift, itchy bumps appeared on her arms.
Rachel is also allergic to dogs/puppies
Mia stomps her feet, crosses her arms, and huffs and puffs. What emotion do you infer she is feeling?
Angry/upset
Sofia threw on mismatched socks and forgot to brush her teeth. She ran out the door just in time to see the bus drive by. What can we infer about Sofia's morning?
She was running late; her alarm did not go off
It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry. Why do you think Emily was crying?
She had not started her project
When we went outside to play it was very muddy and there were puddles everywhere. You can infer that...
It rained recently
An inference is...
an educated guess; text evidence + background knowledge
Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week. Tiffany had not studied very hard for the test, and she was worried about her grade. Her teacher handed Tiffany her test. Tiffany groaned.
Tiffany earned a bad grade on the test.
Mike had fun hiking in the woods and doing crafts. He also really enjoyed the campfire sing-a-long and had made a lot of new friends. Still, he was glad that tomorrow he would be going home. Where is Mike?
Camp
Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?
Tim is moving to California with his family
You need two things to make an inferenc: Background knowledge (schema) and what else?
Text Evidence
You use Background Knowledge to make an inference. What is another word for Background Knowledge?
Schema