8.ELAR.5.F
Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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inferencesevidenceunderstanding
Skills
- make (inferences from text) #dok2
- use (evidence to support understanding) #dok2
- support (inferences with text evidence) #dok3
- analyze (how evidence supports inferences) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can recognize details in a text that may help me draw inferences. #dok1
- I can identify evidence in a text. #dok1
- I can make inferences from what I read in a text. #dok2
- I can use evidence to support my understanding of a text. #dok2
- I can support my inferences by citing relevant evidence from the text. #dok3
- I can analyze how evidence from the text supports my inferences. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Readers deepen their understanding of a text by making thoughtful inferences supported by textual evidence.
- Using evidence from the text ensures that interpretations and conclusions are valid and well supported.
Essential Questions
- How do I make an inference from what I read?
- What types of evidence from the text best support my understanding?
- Why is it important to support my inferences with textual evidence?
- How can using evidence change or strengthen my interpretation of a text?
- In what ways can I explain the connection between my inferences and the evidence I find?