Mac vs. PC

• Check out this commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQb_Q8WRL_g

• In the last four years my Dell PC has had to be “cleaned” of viruses professionally five times. In the same amount of time my friend Lara’s Mac has had no viruses. I can infer from my background knowledge of these computers and from the commercial that Mac is a more reliable computer system.

Inferences =

Background

Knowledge

EVIDENCE from the text (words, pictures, videos)

Making Inferences in Real World Scenarios

Global Warming

Global Warming

• Based on what you know about global warming from the last picture and what you know about polar bears, what can you infer about the future of polar bears?

Smoking

•What is your background knowledge of the effects of smoking?

Smoking

Using your background knowledge of the effects of smoking, what can you infer from this graph?

Write down your textual evidence on your graphic organizer.

Wal-Mart Sales on Black Friday

The regular price for the Sony 46 inch LCD television on the right in this ad costs $798.00.

At Best Buy, the same television was listed for $1499.97

Make an inference…

Based on what you know about Wal-Mart and the normal prices of these items at other stores, what can you infer about what Wal-Marts around the country might look like on Black Friday?

Maybe a little like this…