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Monday October 15, 2012

Monday October 15, 2012. Bellwork: Take out your ID card. Objective. Understand the process of inference making. Identify background info to make inferences. Homework. Complete Vandana inference chart. Unit 4: Into the Wild. Reading: *Inference making *Descriptive outlining

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Monday October 15, 2012

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  1. Monday October 15, 2012 Bellwork: Take out your ID card.

  2. Objective Understand the process of inference making. Identify background info to make inferences. Homework Complete Vandana inference chart.

  3. Unit 4: Into the Wild Reading: *Inference making *Descriptive outlining *Vocabulary Listening and Speaking: *Socratic Seminars Writing: *Literary Analysis Essay

  4. Cornell Notes: Inference Inference: *Inferences are conclusions a reader makes based on observations and background information (premises). Example: What inference or conclusion can you make about your friend? Observation: You see your friend walk down the hall. Their shoulders are slouched. They are frowning. You say hi to her. She looks at you but does not say anything and keeps walking.

  5. Inference Chart Premise 2 (Background Info) Premise 1 (Observations) slouching frowning looks at you does not say anything keeps walking Her parents are getting a sudden divorce. She is depressed because she is having a difficult time adjusting to her changing family situation.

  6. Cornell Notes: Premise: - An idea, fact, or belief - Common knowledge or understanding that helps readers make accurate interpretations Effective inferences are ... - Sound: assumptions (premises) are true - Valid: the conclusion follows logically

  7. Exit Card 1. What is an inference? 2. What is a premise? 3. Where are two places we can find premises for our inferences?

  8. Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Pair-share: Explain to your partner what your inference from homework and your reasons for making that inference.

  9. Objective Make inferences about characterization. Homework PSAT on Wednesday. Good luck! Read Author's Note and Ch. 1 by Thursday.

  10. Cornell Notes: Inference Inference on characterization: *Making inferences about a character involves looking at his/her: 1. Values 2. Longings 3. Attitude towards others/situation 4. Motivations 5. Interests 6. Flaws

  11. Cornell Notes: Inference Infer: *the process of finding inferences *readers infer Imply: *the process of communicating information in an indirect way. *authors imply

  12. Cornell Notes: Inference Hedging Language: *words or phrases that "soften" the force or impact of an idea. Examples: *might *may *suggest *perhaps *could *just *apparent *seems to

  13. Exit Card 1. Name 3 things we are looking for when making inferences about characterization. 2. What is the difference between "infer" and "imply"? 3. What is hedging language? Give two examples.

  14. Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Objective Anticipate the plot and thematic topics of Into the Wild. Make inferences about Chris McCandless Homework Read Ch. 1-2 Richard Cory Inference Poem Practice Inference Quiz next class Copy of Book due Friday!

  15. Anticipation Guide: Group Pre-Reading Activity Step 1: Your opinion. Step 2: Find someone else who had has different opinion. Name Agree/Disagree Explanation

  16. Into the Wild Jon Krakauer Chris McCandless (Alex) Why did Krakauer write this book? What is his opinion of Chris?

  17. Cornell Notes: Inference Direct Inference: An inference made directly from observations from the text. Indirect Inference: An inference made by combining a direct inference with another observation or direct inference Direct Inference Premise/ Direct Inference Premise 1 Premise 2 Direct Inference Indirect Inference

  18. Unit Vocabulary Unencumbered Ascetic Enigmatic Transcendent Hubris Romantic Mercurial Fatuous Idiosyncratic Melodramatic Zeal Nomadic

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