Drawing Conclusions
Drawing Conclusions
In this lesson you will
learn how to draw
conclusions from
materials you read.
Drawing Conclusions
The dictionary defines
conclusion as “the
judgment, decision, or
opinion formed after an
investigation or thought
process.”
Drawing Conclusions
You draw conclusions every
day about incidents you
witness, information you
gather or about texts you
read. If you see smoke
filtering out of the kitchen
and the smoke alarm is
buzzing, what conclusion
would you draw? There is a
fire in the kitchen!
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The first decision you
make when reading is to
determine what type of
material you are reading.
What is the source? Is
it fiction or fact? When
you know the type or
category of text, then
you receive your first
clues about what kind of
conclusions can be
determined.
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Let’s use the internet to
practice finding out the type
and source of reading
materials.
Click on the website below
and find out what type of
resource it shows. Briefly
scan the front page, and then
go to the next page in this
lesson.
www.nytimes.com
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What did you find? It
was the online version of
the New York Times, a
daily newspaper from New
York City. What could
you conclude that you
could read in this
newspaper?
Drawing Conclusions
You would find news articles,
sports articles, classified ads,
reviews of movies, editorials,
features and photos. How did
you draw this conclusion?
Your personal knowledge and
experience of having read
other newspapers gives you
the ability to conclude what
you can probably read in the
New York Times.
Drawing Conclusions
It is easiest to draw
conclusions from nonfiction or
scientific sources. The facts
are presented and are usually
backed up with specific data.
Drawing conclusions from
fiction, poetry or other
literature is not as easy and
sometimes there can be more
than one conclusion that is
subject to debate.
Drawing Conclusions
Let’s start with a simple type
of conclusion – the main point
of a story. You are going to
read the Aesop Fable, The
Hart and the Hunter to
determine the moral point.
As you read the story, look
for clues on what the
character is supposed to
learn.
Drawing Conclusions
The Hart was once drinking from a pool
and admiring the noble figure he made there.
“Ah,” said he, “where can you see such noble
horns as these, with such antlers! I wish I had
legs more worthy to bear such a noble crown;
it is a pity they are so slim and slight.” At that
moment a Hunter approached and sent an
arrow whistling after him. Away bounded the
Hart, and soon, by the aid of his nimble legs,
was nearly out of sight of the Hunter.
However, not noticing where he was going, he
passed under some trees with branches
growing low down and his antlers were caught.
The hunter had time to come up. “Alas! Alas!”
cried the Hart, “_______?_______”
Drawing Conclusions
The last words of the
Hart were: “We often
despise what is most
useful to us.” Was your
answer similar to this
idea?
Drawing Conclusions
The Literature Game will test
your conclusion making skills
by giving you multiple choice
questions on selections from
three literature sources. The
first is The Secret Garden by
Frances Hodgson Burnett. .
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The second Literature
Game will test your
conclusion making skills by
giving you multiple choice
questions on selections
from Tom Sawyer by
Mark Twain.
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A third Literature Game
will test your conclusion
making skills by giving you
multiple choice questions
on The Cremation of Sam
McGee by Robert W.
Service.
Drawing Conclusions
Summary
This lesson has taught how
to draw conclusions from
different reading materials.
You have practiced making
conclusions from nonfiction,
fiction and poetry.
Drawing Conclusions
End of Lesson