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Crime Scene Directions. Around the room, you will find: 6 Evidence cones which mark important things in the crime scene. You will have 1 minute to examine the evidence at each cone and jot down any observations you can about each clue.
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Crime Scene Directions • Around the room, you will find: • 6 Evidence cones which mark important things in the crime scene. • You will have 1 minute to examine the evidence at each cone and jot down any observations you can about each clue. • Be objective – just write down the facts! (Ex: “Tape on window” instead of “Broken Window” • Do not fill out the “Conclusions” side of your notes yet. • At the end of the minute, go to the next cone and take notes on the next piece of evidence. • Be thorough with each piece of evidence so you can put all of the pieces together in the end and figure out what happened at Frost last night!
Putting all the pieces together • Based on the clues you found and what you know, what are 5 conclusions can you draw about the crime?
You just made inferences! • Inference Definition: • Drawing conclusions or assuming something based on clues in the text. • Reading “between the lines” and figuring out more than what the words reveal. • Other words that mean the same thing as making inferences: • Deduct • Interpret • Hypothesize
How do I make an inference? • To use this reading strategy you just have to remember to use A-E-C! • A Assertion • E Evidence from the Text • C Commentary
A Assertion • First, you state your inference as an ASSERTION, or a statement of fact. • Example: • Text: He was over 5,000 feet in the air. He jumped and felt the cold wind rush across his face. He looked down and saw that the small dots were getting bigger and bigger. He pulled a string and felt a jolt. Everything slowed down. • Assertion: I can infer that the man is skydiving.
E Evidence from the text • Next, you read and look for at least two pieces of EVIDENCE in the text that will support your assertion. • Reminders: • Find evidence that is relevant, or important, to your assertion. • Copy the words directly from the text – don’t paraphrase. • Put quotation marks around your text evidence to avoid plagiarizing. • Use a sentence starter like “In the text it states” or “According to the text”. • Example: • Text: He was over 5,000 feet in the air. He jumped and felt the cold wind rush across his face. He looked down and saw that the small dots were getting bigger and bigger. HE pulled a string and felt a jolt. Everything slowed down. • Text Evidence: • The text states, “He was over 5,000 feet in the air.” • According to the text, “ He pulled a string and felt a jolt.”
C Commentary • Last, you make your own COMMENTARYto explain how both pieces of text evidence support your assertion. • Reminders: • Avoid using 1st person point of view – no “I” statements. • Commentary should be about 3 sentences long. • Format: • 1st Sentence: Explain or translate your first piece of text evidence in YOUR OWN WORDS. • 2nd Sentence: Explain or translate your second piece of text evidence IN YOUROWN WORDS. • 3rd sentence (possibly longer): Explain how both pieces of text evidence support your assertion.
C Commentary • Example: • Text Evidence: • The text states, “He was over 5,000 feet in the air.” • According to the text, “He pulled a string and felt a jolt.” • Commentary: • The first piece of text evidence shows that the man is very high up in the air. The second piece of text evidence shows that he is using something with a string that you pull and then it jolts you. When people go sky diving they are high up in the air because they are in an airplane. They also wear a backpack which has a string that is pulled to release the parachute.
A-e-C Putting it all together! • Example: • Text: I was over 5,000 feet in the air. I jumped and felt the cold wind rush across my face. I looked down and saw that the small dots were getting bigger and bigger. I pulled a string and felt a jolt. Everything slowed down. • Fully Written AEC • I can infer that the man is sky diving. The text states, “He was over 5,000 feet in the air.” Also, according to the text, “ He pulled a string and felt a jolt.” The first piece of text evidence shows that the man is very high up in the air. The second piece of text evidence shows that he is using something with a string that you pull and then it jolts you. When people go sky diving they are high up in the air because they are in an airplane. They also wear a backpack which has a string that is pulled to release the parachute. • Underline the Assertion. • Highlight the Evidence from the Text. • Draw a Box around the Commentary.
Another Example Passage: Terri was waiting near the front door when he said, “I think I see Sam’s car driving up the street. Hurry up! Close the curtains, turn off the lights, and hide! He’s never going to expect all of you to be here for his birthday.” Everyone followed Terry’s directions well.
You Try! Passage: You and your best friend decide to go see a movie at Streets of Woodfield. After paying for your ticket and getting your popcorn, you pass people who have just seen the movie that you are about to see. Almost all of them are silent and have serious expressions. Some even look like they were crying. You grab extra napkins and head in to the show.
You try! Passage: It was her duplicitythat caused him to break up with her. Had she been honest, he wouldn't have felt the need. However, honesty was never her strong point. Now they were over for good.
You try! Passage: The first rays of the rising sun streak across the gym floor. The only sounds are the whir of the rope cutting the air and light rhythmic thump of his feet. He counts each time the rope passes before his eyes. He’s determined to be in shape when he steps into the ring.
Independent Practice • You will practice with AEC even more when we read the story “Seventh Grade”.
