7.ELAR.5.F
Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
Standard Unwrapping
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inferencesevidenceunderstanding
Skills
- make (inferences from text) #dok2
- use (evidence to support understanding) #dok2
- justify (interpretations with textual evidence) #dok3
- analyze (the relationship between evidence and inference) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can define what an inference is. #dok1
- I can identify evidence in a text. #dok1
- I can make inferences from what I read. #dok2
- I can use evidence from the text to support my understanding. #dok2
- I can explain how evidence supports an inference I have made. #dok3
- I can justify my inferences using multiple pieces of textual evidence. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Strong readers use evidence to support their interpretations and conclusions.
- Making inferences involves thinking beyond the literal and connecting clues from the text to prior knowledge.
Essential Questions
- What does it mean to make an inference when reading?
- How can I find evidence in the text to support my understanding?
- Why is it important to back up my inferences with textual evidence?
- How can making inferences deepen my understanding of a text?
- What strategies can I use to ensure my inferences are supported by evidence?