Lesson Plan
Making Strong Inferences
Making inferences is a key skill to master before going on to read more difficult fictional texts in fifth grade. This lesson helps your students solidify their inference skills with a focus on citing evidence in fictional text.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to make inferences in fictional texts.
Introduction
(2 minutes)- Read the following scenario to students: Ansel was 30 minutes late for basketball practice. He ran as fast as he could to the court but when he arrived, he saw his coach's face. He was in big trouble!
- Ask students what conclusion they can gather from the scenario and have them turn to a partner to discuss.
- Invite a few students to share their conversations with the whole class (i.e. Ansel's coach was mad at him for being late).