Cluster four launching lesson
- 1. CLUSTER FOUR “Infer Meaning” Launching Lesson for Knowledge & Concepts March 2012
- 2. The lessons in Cluster 4 will teach us to… • Use the context to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words and concepts • Merge text clues with background knowledge to draw a reasonable conclusion • Infer to interpret the deeper meaning of language
- 3. The lessons in Cluster 4 will teach us to… • Use text clues and background knowledge to infer the meaning of subheads, titles, and features • Infer the answers to unanswered questions • Infer to surface big ideas and themes supported by evidence from the text • Use inferential thinking to read critically
- 4. INFER MEANING IS MUCH MORE THAN GUESSING. IT REQUIRES… Merging text clues with background knowledge to come up with an idea that isn’t written in the text AND Using implicit information to create meaning
- 5. Inferring with nonfiction involves using evidence from the text and features to visualize and draw conclusions about the information and to synthesize big ideas.
- 6. Using the Comprehension Toolkit lessons in this cluster we will learn how to infer meaning by… • Using Context Clues to Unpack Vocabulary • Drawing Conclusions from Text Evidence • Going beyond the Literal Meaning
- 7. Using the Comprehension Toolkit lessons in this cluster we will learn how to infer meaning by… • Cracking Open Features • Reading with a Question in Mind • Wrapping Your Mind Around the Big Ideas
- 8. When you learn to infer meaning, you will use text evidence and combine it with what you already know to determine big ideas that are not explicitly written in that text.
- 9. Language of Inferring • “I’m thinking that…” • “This information makes me think…” • “Maybe…” “Perhaps…” “Probably…” • “It seems to me…” • “That’s probably why…what…how…” • “From the text clues, I can conclude…” • “The evidence suggests…”