Learning Activity: Inferences and Text Evidence

Learning Activity: Inferences and Text Evidence

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The ACE Strategy

for creating effective text-based answers to open-ended questions.

Note how this example answer uses the ACE strategy to construct a clear, thorough answer.

A = red
C = blue
E = green

Multiple Choice

Select the best definition for the term "cite" as it relates to the use of textual evidence.

• to mention as support, proof, or confirmation

• to summon officially to appear in court

• to call to mind

• to commend, as for outstanding service

Multiple Choice

Select the best definition for the term "textual evidence."

• quotes from the text

• specific details from the text that support the conclusion you have drawn

• any mention of something from the text

• a short summary of the text's main ideas

Multiple Choice

Select the best definition for the term "analyze" as it relates to the study of a text.

• to identify and measure the chemical components of a substance

• to examine someone's thoughts, feelings, and behavior as a way of dealing with their emotional or mental problems.

• to identify the parts of something

• to examine in detail in order to better understand

Multiple Choice

Select the best definition for the term "infer" as it relates to the study of a text.

• to guess

• to draw a reasoned conclusion based on evidence

• to hint at but not state directly

• to restate an idea in different wording

Basic Concepts

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: An inference should be . . .

• something NOT explicitly stated in the text

• a conclusion you have drawn based on information in the text

• directly stated in the text

• supported by specific details and/or information from the text

• based on personal opinion and/or experience

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: Textual evidence should be . . .

• detailed and precise

• clearly relevant to the inference it supports

• quoted when possible

• always cited/introduced

• a larger part of the answer than the parts that state and explain your ideas

Multiple Choice

The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down; She had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?

• She lost her first game.

• Her head was hanging down.

• She walked down the street.

Multiple Choice

The water felt so good on such a hot day! I heard the other children laughing and yelling across the way. The concrete was wet from a group of teenagers splashing each other in the corner. The lifeguard watched closely to keep children from running.

This is at a public pool: what detail from the text best proves this?

• The water felt so good...

• I heard the children laughing...

• The lifeguard watched closely...

Multiple Choice

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how  Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?

• Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.

• Tim is taking a trip to visit peolpe he doesn't know.

• Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.

• Tim is moving to California with his family.

Open Ended

Answer this question: Which character in TBAF demonstrated the best survival instinct? (USE ACE)

Poll

Which skills for this standard do you feel you need to work on most? (Select any/all that apply.)

• Analyzing the text and drawing conclusions about it

• Making accurate inferences based on the text

• Citing strong, thorough text evidence to support my ideas

• Explaining my reasoning to make clear connections between the text and my conclusions