4.ELAR.6.F
Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
Grade 4 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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inferencesevidenceunderstanding
Skills
- make inferences (drawing logical conclusions from text) #dok2
- use evidence (citing textual details to justify conclusions) #dok2
- support understanding (using evidence to explain meaning) #dok3
- evaluate evidence (determining which details best support an inference) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can define inference and evidence in reading. #dok1
- I can identify details from the text as evidence. #dok1
- I can make inferences using clues from the text. #dok2
- I can use evidence from the text to support my understanding. #dok2
- I can explain how my inference is supported by evidence from the text. #dok3
- I can justify my thinking about a text by connecting my inferences to specific evidence. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Readers use clues from the text and their own thinking to make sense of what is not directly stated.
- Providing evidence from the text helps explain and support inferences and understanding.
Essential Questions
- What is an inference, and how do you make one when reading?
- Why is it important to use evidence from the text to support your understanding?
- How can you find clues or evidence in a text to make inferences?
- How does using evidence strengthen your explanation of what a text means?
- What might happen if you make an inference without supporting it with evidence?