Monday, 9th August 2021 – Literacy

Reading Skill

I am learning how to make INFERENCES when I read.

I know I can do it when I can understand what is happening by:

• using what I already know (my prior knowledge)
• using things I read or see (clues)

Let’s begin: 

 

Watch this video to help your understanding of making inferences.

 

Independent Activity

Now, have a go on your own.

1. Open your green lined book.
2. Rule a line under any previous work to rule off.
3. Write today’s date. 
4. Write the heading “ Inference”

Open this document and read 4 poems. Each poem gives clues (infers) what it is about.

Click Here: Inference-poetry.pdfDownload

After reading the four poems, copy the sentences starters below into your green book and finish the sentence with the answer.

1. A Taste of the Goodlife: I am a ……
2. The Cold Hard Facts: I am a…
3. Presto Change: I am a…
4. Feeling Tied Down: I am a….