English Secondary 1 Express- Inferences 2

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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures1 success to the weak, and esteem2 to all.

George Washington

Arman Alluwie TP2 SHSS

1procure: to get something, especially after an effort2esteem: respect for / good opinion of someone


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Sec 1 Express English18th Apr 2012Inferential Skills 2


3+Lesson Objectives

By the end of the lesson, I would have reflected individually on my behavior in the last

English class practiced asking “why” questions made inferences from still images using my prior

knowledge of a music video made inferences from a short text as a class


4+Feedback:

Complete Individual Reflections


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Disappointment against Anger

The 20 percent Celine Jonathan Amiruddin

The Herd Behaviour Reflecting on former 1G dispersed between 2 Express Reflecting on 3C/ D

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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures1 success to the weak, and esteem2 to all.

George Washington


1procure: to get something, especially after an effort2esteem: respect for / good opinion of someone


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1 against 28 As it is difficult for the teacher to control 28 students It is as difficult for you to control your friends when

you want to study

“A School Is Only As Good As Her Students” A Teacher is only as good as his or her students

Teacher’s respect for students


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It’s not the cry but the flight of the wild duck that leads the flock to fly and follow.

Chinese Proverb


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Taking responsibility of your own learning

What are your thoughts?

10+Lesson Recap:Inferences Figuring out what has been left out and what the

author does not tell us, from the clues given in the text eg. unstated thoughts, feelings, actions or situations

Keep asking “Why?”

Based on contextual information, implied information and our own prior knowledge


11+Comprehension Strategies:Inferences Figuring out what has been left out and what the

author does not tell us reading between the lines eg. unstated thoughts, feelings, actions or situations

Based on our own background knowledge clues from the text Why? Why? Why?


why?


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Background Knowledge

What do I know about poor nations and rich nations?

Why Questions

eg. Why is the skinny man labelled as poor nations?

individual assignment


13+Inferences:Why, Why, Why Individually, complete Section 1 of the handout

provided


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Asking the “right” why questions Questions should build on each other

Answering the inferential question Must be substantiated with evidence from the text No random, out of context answers

“Because the chicken crossed the road.” “Because ponies exist.”

Comprehension Strategies:Inferences

• from the passage or picture provided.• common knowledge


15+Inferences:Asking the right questions

0:13- 3:40 of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxtZcSdwkI


16+Inferences:Asking the right questions Complete Section 2 of the handout


17+Inferences:Asking the right questions

3:40- 5:48 of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxtZcSdwkI


18+Inferences:Asking the right questions Complete Section 3 of the handout


19+Comprehension Strategies:Inferences

Don’t cry for me, for I know

and have accepted my fate.

Cry for the newly born child ,

who has yet to know his fate.

direct translation from Malay


20+Comprehension Strategies:Inference Fate:

a power that some believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen


21+Lesson Objectives

Have I reflected individually on my behavior in the last

English class? practiced asking “why” questions? made inferences from still images using my prior

knowledge of a music video? made inferences from a short text as a class?

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