Inference can be found in the following Making Meaning
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Inference Resource Page Our shared definition: An inference is the ability to connect what is in the text with what is in the mind to create meaning. Inference can be found in the following Making Meaning Units: 2nd: Unit 4, 4 weeks 3rd: Unit 3, 5 weeks 4th: Units 4 and 5, 8 weeks 5th: Units 4 and 5, 7 weeks How to find inference question stems: WASL Stems: LC 03 (Literary Comprehension) IC 13 (Informational Comprehension) http://k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/Readingpubdocs/StemsonaRing3-5.doc http://k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/Readingpubdocs/ElementaryStems.doc Comprehension ring Stem page (on back) How to find inference passages: WASL Released Items and Sample Tests http://k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/ReadingAssessment.aspx PSD Assessments Start/Run \\bigdata\Public Reading Assessments Spotlight on Literacy Anthologies Grade Level Novel Sets Fluency Passages (preview for appropriateness) NetTrekker http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/reading_passages.htm Reading Passages resources http://www.ncsu.edu/project/lancet/fifth.htm http://www.ncsu.edu/project/lancet/fourth.htm http://www.ncsu.edu/project/lancet/third.htm http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/site/probes/ You need to open these with Adobe. If you don’t know how, Sandy can help. 3rd Grade Multiple Choice Stems: What does the author mean when he/she says "______" in paragraph (number) of the story/selection/poem? Based on the information in the story, what do you think (character) will do now that (cite circumstances at end of story)? What happens at the end of the story/selection/poem? NOTE: must be an inference, not a concrete detail; use only when the ending is left up in the air Which word best describes how (character) felt about (character)? NOTE: must be an inference Based on the information in the story/selection/poem, what do you predict (character) will do now that (cite circumstances at end of story)? In paragraph (number) what can the reader infer about _______? How did (character) probably react to _______? 3rd Grade Short Answer Stems: What is the most likely reason that (character) (action)? Include two details from the story/selection/poem in your answer. Based on the information in the story/selection/poem, what do you predict will most likely happen if (character)(action)? Include information from the story/selection/poem to support your prediction. What will (character) do now that (cite circumstances at end of story/selection/poem)? Support your prediction with information from the story/selection/poem. What do you think (character) will do the next time he/she meets (another character)? Support your prediction with information from the story/selection/poem. Explain how ______ was important to the author/poet/character. Support your answer with two details from the story/poem/selection. 4th Grade Multiple Choice Stems: What does the author mean when he/she says "______" in paragraph (number) of the story/selection/poem? Based on the information in the story, what do you think (character) will do now that (cite circumstances at end of story)? What happens at the end of the story/selection/poem? NOTE: must be an inference, not a concrete detail; use only when the ending is left up in the air Which word best describes how (character) felt about (character)? NOTE: must be an inference Based on the information in the story/selection/poem, what do you predict (character) will do now that (cite circumstances at end of story)? In paragraph (number) what can the reader infer about _______? How did (character) probably react to _______? 4th Grade Short Answer Stems: What is the most likely reason that (character) (action)? Include two details from the story/selection/poem in your answer. Based on the information in the story/selection/poem, what do you predict will most likely happen if (character)(action)? Include information from the story/selection/poem to support your prediction. What will (character) do now that (cite circumstances at end of story/selection/poem)? Support your prediction with information from the story/selection/poem. What do you think (character) will do the next time he/she meets (another character)? Support your prediction with information from the story/selection/poem. Explain how ______ was important to the author/poet/character. Support your answer with two details from the story/poem/selection. 5th Grade Multiple Choice Stems: What does the author mean when he/she says "______" in paragraph (number) of the story/selection/poem? Based on the information in the story, what do you think (character) will do now that (cite circumstances at end of story)? What happens at the end of the story/selection/poem? NOTE: must be an inference, not a concrete detail; use only when the ending is left up in the air Which word best describes how (character) felt about (character)? NOTE: must be an inference Based on the information in the story/selection/poem, what do you predict (character) will do now that (cite circumstances at end of story)? In paragraph (number) what can the reader infer about _______? How did (character) probably react to _______? 5th Grade Short Answer Stems: What is the most likely reason that (character) (action)? Include two details from the story/selection/poem in your answer. Based on the information in the story/selection/poem, what do you predict will most likely happen if (character)(action)? Include information from the story/selection/poem to support your prediction. What will (character) do now that (cite circumstances at end of story/selection/poem)? Support your prediction with information from the story/selection/poem. What do you think (character) will do the next time he/she meets (another character)? Support your prediction with information from the story/selection/poem. Explain how ______ was important to the author/poet/character. Support your answer with two details from the story/poem/selection.
