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Event Inference 2 © 2005 Edwin Ellis m My best guess or inference about the event is … I think this because … TitlePoint in the story Describe an EVENT from the story The author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge or experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called INFERENCES. This is a guess or inference about something related to … This is a guess or inference about an EVENT in the … PastPresentFuture What caused the event What happened before the event Effects of the event What happened after the event NameTRANSCRIPT
Event
Character Inference 1 Character Inference 2 Character Inference 3
Inference Strategies
Event Inference 1 Event Inference 2 Event Inference 3
Character
Event Inference 1© 2005 Edwin Elliswww.GraphicOrganizers.com
Describe some things about what happened that might
be true, but the author didn’t tell
Title
Draw a picture of what happenedDescribe something that happened in the story
The author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge or experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called INFERENCES.
examples
Event Inference 2 © 2005 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com
My best guess or inference about the event is …
I think this because …
Title Point in the story
Describe an EVENT from the story
The author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge or experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called INFERENCES.
This is a guess or inference about something related to …
This is a guess or inference about an EVENT in the …
Past Present Future
What caused
the event
What happened before the event
Effects of the event
What happened after the event
Name
Describe some things about the character that might
be true, but the author didn’t tell
I think this because …
Character Inference 3 © 2005 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com
Title Character Point in the story
The author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge or experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called INFERENCES.
This is a guess or inference about something related to the character’s … (select one item)
VIEW OF OTHERS
HOW the character usually views other people
WHY the character tends to view people this way
WHAT the character will do because of this view
VIEW OF SELF
HOW the character usually views his/her self
WHY the character tends to view his/her self this way
WHAT the character will do because of this view
FEELINGS / EMOTIONS
HOW the character feels about something
WHY the character feels this way
WHAT the character will do because of this feeling
ACTIONS / BEHAVIORS
HOW the character did something
WHY the character did what s/he did
WHAT the character will do next
Name
CharacterInferences(simple)
An author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge and experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called inferences. Story Title Author
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Describe a character from the story ...
Name ___________________________________
Describe some things about the character that the author didn’t tell, but might be true ...
examples
Describe some things about the character that
might be true, but the author didn’t tell
Character Inference 1 Copyright 2005 Edwin Ellis
CharacterTitle
Draw a picture of the characterDescribe a character from the story
The author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge or experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called INFERENCES.
Name
Describe some things about the character that might betrue, but the author didn’t tell
I think this because …
Describe a character from the story
Character Inference 2 © 2005 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com
Title Character Point in the story
The author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge or experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called INFERENCES.
This is a guess or inference about something related to the character’s …
This is a guess or inference about somethingrelated to the character’s …Past Present Future Experiences Feelings Beliefs Actions
Name
Describe some things about the character that might be
true, but the author didn’t tell
I think this because …
Character Inference 3 © 2005 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com
Title Character Point in the story
The author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge or experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called INFERENCES.
This is a guess or inference about something related to the character’s … (select one item)
VIEW OF OTHERS
HOW the character usually views other people
WHY the character tends to view people this way
WHAT the character will do because of this view
VIEW OF SELF
HOW the character usually views his/her self
WHY the character tends to view his/her self this way
WHAT the character will do because of this view
FEELINGS / EMOTIONS
HOW the character feels about something
WHY the character feels this way
WHAT the character will do because of this feeling
ACTIONS / BEHAVIORS
HOW the character did something
WHY the character did what s/he did
WHAT the character will do next
Name
Character InferencesAn author never tells the whole story. You have to use your own background knowledge and experience to make guesses or draw conclusions about parts of the story not explained by the author. These are called inferences.
Story Title Author
Character Point in the StoryThis is an inference about É
VIEWS OTHERS
É HOW the character views other people
É WHY the character views other people this way
É WHAT the character will do because of this view
É HOW the character views his or her self
É WHY the character views his or herself this way
É WHAT the character will do because of this view
É HOW the character feels about something
É WHY the character feels the way she or she does
É WHAT the character will do because of the way s/he feels
É HOW the character did what he or she did
É WHY the character acted the way he or she did
É WHAT the character will do next
FEELINGS
VIEWSSELF ACTS
OTHER
My inferences about this character is ... I conclude this because ...
Instructions: Step 1: Put a check in the box that indicates the kind of inference you will make. Step 2: Note your inference in the left box on the bottom. Step 3: Explain how you reached your conclusion.
© 2002 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com
Treasure Island
Jim is probably wondering if he is becoming bad like the pirates.
Jim when he kills the pirateRobert Louis Stevenson
He is beginning to act the same way as the pirates -- he’s willing to kill them to get the treasure.
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