RE.ELAR.4.E
Make inferences such as drawing conclusions and making generalizations or predictions, supporting them with prior experiences and textual evidence.
Reading (Elective Credit). · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
Standard Unwrapping
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inferencesdrawing conclusionsgeneralizationspredictionsprior experiencestextual evidence
Skills
- make inferences (from text and prior experience) #dok2
- draw conclusions (using text and prior experiences) #dok2
- make generalizations (using textual evidence) #dok3
- make predictions (supported by evidence and experience) #dok3
- support inferences (with textual evidence and prior experience) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can make inferences using text and what I already know. #dok2
- I can draw conclusions by connecting information from the text with my experiences. #dok2
- I can make generalizations using evidence from what I read. #dok3
- I can make predictions about what may happen next in a text using clues and my background knowledge. #dok3
- I can support my inferences, conclusions, generalizations, and predictions with evidence from the text and my own experiences. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Readers deepen their understanding of a text when they combine textual evidence with their own experiences to make inferences.
- Supporting inferences, predictions, and generalizations with both personal experience and textual evidence leads to stronger, more credible reading responses.
Essential Questions
- What does it mean to make an inference, and how do I do it when reading?
- How does my own experience help me draw conclusions from a text?
- Why is it important to use textual evidence when making generalizations and predictions?
- How can I support my ideas and responses to a text with both personal experience and textual evidence?
- What strategies can I use to find evidence in the text to back up my inferences or predictions?