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“Things Are Not As They Appear:” Exercises in Inference

“Things Are Not As They Appear:” Exercises in Inference. English II. Opening Questions . What does it mean to “infer?” What do you think it means to “infer?” . Inferencing is…. The process of reaching a conclusion based on information presented and personal experiences/prior knowledge.

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“Things Are Not As They Appear:” Exercises in Inference

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  1. “Things Are Not As They Appear:” Exercises in Inference English II

  2. Opening Questions • What does it mean to “infer?” • What do you think it means to “infer?”

  3. Inferencing is… • The process of reaching a conclusion based on information presented and personal experiences/prior knowledge.

  4. Why is this important? “Inference is the only process known to us by which new knowledge comes into the world.” - Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher

  5. What is the message being sent?

  6. Words Aren’t Needed for Inferences • What decisions may we make about these two individuals based only on their appearance? • How do we come to that conclusions?

  7. Inferences Can Be Action Based • Watch this clip from a Charlie Chaplin silent move. Based on the actions that you see, what inferences can you make? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69grwvuVEec

  8. Practice with Text-Based Inferences • The following slides contain several short stories. As you read, try to determine what has happened. Pay close attention to details or word choices that allow you to make the inference.

  9. Young Love The lovers found the genie’s lamp on the beach. “For freeing me,” said the genie, “I will grant you each a wish.” Looking into the boy’s eyes, the girl said, “I wish we could be lovers until the end of the world.” Looking out to sea, the boy said, “I wish the world would end.”

  10. Young Love • So how does the boy feel in this story? How do you know? • Would you have made this inference based on the first line? Why or why not? • The lovers found the genie’s lamp on the beach. • Inferences allow you to have that “a ha!” moment where you put pieces of information together to reach an unexpected conclusion.

  11. Moment of Decision She could almost hear the prison door clanging shut. Freedom would be gone forever, control out of her own destiny gone, never to return. Wild thoughts of flight flashed through her mind. But she knew there was no escape. She turned to the groom with a smile and repeated the words, “I do.”

  12. Chameleon Schlimieleon The Braniac. The Nerd. Not anymore. A midsemester move to a new school. A chance for a new identity. Algebra. First day. First period. Sitting in the back with the cool people, hoping to clique, I finish my exam long before anyone else. Doubting my calculations, the teacher grades it aloud: 100. I’ve failed.

  13. Wrap-up • So, what exactly does it mean to “infer?” • What are ways that we infer everyday? • What objects or things make us infer? • How can inferences help us become better readers?

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