Workshop+9-+Make+Inferences

= Make Inferences = When you make inferences, you form ideas about things that are not directly stated in the text. To make inferences
 * Look for a situation in the text in which the author gives clues but doesn't state exactly what is happening.
 * Think about what you already know about the topic.
 * Combine the text clues with your own experience and knowledge to make an inference.

Sentence Starters for Making Inferences
 * The text states __________________.
 * I already know what __________________.
 * When I combine what I know about ______________with the text clues ___________________, I can infer ________________________________.
 * The text clues supports my inferences because _____________________________.