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Inferencing
Hunting for Clues to Solve a Puzzle
What is Inferencing?
• Finding clues• Putting them together• Solving the problem• Like a jigsaw puzzle
Here are some Synonyms
• deduce
• figure out
• guess
• interpretation
• read between the lines
• understand
• reason
• drawing conclusions
Daily Inferencing
• Jigsaw puzzles• Answering Riddles• Problem Solving
(backtracking)• Answering questions• Reading • Math word problems• Conversing with people
Finding CluesWhat Should We Look For?• PLACES• TIME• COLORS • TEXTURES • BODY LANGUAGE• ACTIONS • SITUATIONS OR
CONTEXT
Visual Clues
• What clues do you see?
• What do we know about the product?
• What do we know about the company?
• What do we know about the person who drank the drink?
Situational Clues
• What do we know about this picture?
• What clues do you see?
• What can we infer from the clues?
Location Clues
• What do we know about the event in the photo?
• What is the mood of the event?
• What other activities may be occurring at the same time or later?
Word Clues
• It’s clear• It’s round• It’s made of glass,
metal and plastic• It has a handle• It makes things look
bigger• What is it?
Body Language Clues
Are they having the same conversation? How do you know?
Let’s Practice
• What clues do you notice?
• Who are the people in the commercial and what do they represent?
• What emotions are you seeing from the people in the commercial?
• What can we infer from this commercial?
Putting the Clues Together
• When we infer meaning we put together clues like a jigsaw puzzle.
For example: Look at our clues!
The Captain traveled down the rough muddy road in his Jeep.
• What clues are presented ?• What can we infer about
The Captain? Insp6.exe
You be the Detective
• You will be receiving 5 sets of clues in just a few minutes. Follow the clues to see if you can infer the answers. You will find the clues on your computers in the jigsaw puzzle program.
Let’s Practice Some More!
• What word clues can you find to help you solve this puzzle?
• Listen to the word clues to see if you can guess who the mystery person is.
Shortcut (2) to Puzzle Pals.lnk
Let’s Solve a Mystery
• On your computers go to the following web site: http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/
• Read the story and let’s discuss the clues you found before you solve the mystery
Let’s Recap...
• Inferencing means:• Finding clues• Putting them together• Solving the problem• It is just like a jigsaw
puzzle.
Instructions for our Project• Choose a picture from our database that shows the end
of a possible story.• Create a short story that tells what led up to this
ending.• Present your story to the class.