Inferences- Ghost Boys

True or false: An inference is a piece of evidence taken directly from the text.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True or false: An inference is an idea that is drawn from evidence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A good inference should tell us something ________

• New

• Old

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A good inference should be linked to the ____________

• main character

• quotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A good inference should not ________ the quotation

• paragraph

• paraphrase

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"I shake my head. I never pointed a gun at the policemen"

Select the best inference from below for this quotation.

• This suggests Jerome is shaking his head.

• This suggests that Jerome is in disbelief at what he is hearing because it is untrue.

• This suggests that Jerome doesn't understand the ghostboys.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Ma starts moaning, crying, soft yet sharp."

Select the best inference from below for this quotation.

• This suggests Jerome misses his mum.

• This suggests that Ma is crying.

• This suggests that Ma feels uncontrollable sadness about her son dying and hearing the officer plead innocence.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"He swallows, his tongue licking his bottom lip. "I...felt...threatened.""

Select the best inference from below for this quotation.

• This suggests that Officer Moore swallows so that he can speak.

• This suggests that Officer Moore seems unsure about what he is saying, which could imply he is lying.

• This suggests that Officer Moore saw the toy gun.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

""Jerome mattered," shouts Grandma. "He was a good boy.""

Select the best inference from below for this quotation.

• This suggests that Jerome's Grandma feels personally affected by the Black Lives Matter movement as Jerome didn't do anything wrong. She shouts so that she can be heard.

• This suggests that Jerome always did his hoemwork. He always helped around the house. It also suggests he helped his Grandma with other jobs.

• This suggests that Jerome's grandma is shouting.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Pop's fist slams the wall."

Select the best inference from below for this quotation.

• This suggests that Pop hit the wall.

• This suggests Jerome had a good relationship with his dad.

• This suggests Pop is struggling to cope with the anger he feels about losing his son.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1