Autumn 2: What makes a good friend? Week 2: Mr. Kirkman

PLEDGE – TITLE & DATE (UNDERLINED)COMPLETE THE TASK BELOW:

Tuesday 16th November 2010

Inference and Deduction

1) Using the dictionaries on your desk, write down definitions for the words ‘inference’ and ‘deduction’.

2) Try and explain what these things are in your own words

3) If you can, give an example of what these things are.

By the end of the lesson all of you will be able to:

define what inference and deduction are

explain what they infer and deduce from selected quotations in the novel

justify their inferences and deductions with sound reasoning.

Number 1 – 5 in your exercise book.

In the next few minutes I am going to do five different things that show that I feel a certain way or that certain things are happening

to me.

Watch what I am doing

Explain what I am feeling or

what is happening to me

Give reasoning to back up what

you are inferring or deducing.

Write down what I am doing...

What can you deduce or infer from what we have read. Copy and complete the table below leaving enough space to write at least a sentence in each box.

Quotation What do you deduce or infer

Give reasoning for this deduction or inference

‘Serve her right!’ Shanie said with glee. ‘Coming over to our table like the big “I am”’ (page 89/90)

‘Mrs Hadley stopped on the stairs when she saw me’ (page 91)

‘Why was it that when noughts committed criminal acts, the fact that they were noughts was always pointed out.’ (page 93)

‘my heart bounced about like it was pinging on elastic’ (page 95)

‘I didn’t even take time to gather up my books. I just swept the whole lot into my school bag.’ (page 97)

Come up with your own points to infer or deduce from.