Name:_________________
Inferring Emotion:
When I infer, I use my schema (background knowledge) and clues from the text (words and pictures) to make a prediction about how
a character is feeling.
Inferences help me better understand the stories I’m reading, and relate to the characters.
Page #
Emotion
(I think the character feels..)
Example using A chair
for my mother:
Page 5
I think the mother and
daughter are happy
Evidence
(Schema + Text clues)
-
The pictures show both mother and daughter
smiling (PICTURES)
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The mother and daughter are talking about liking all
the flowers (WORDS)
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I know that I am happy when I go shoe shopping
and get to buy something new (SCHEMA)
Name:_________________
Page #
Emotion
(I think the character feels..)
Evidence
(Schema + Text clues)
Name:_________________