Implement ethical guidelines while finding and recording information from a variety of primary, secondary, and digital sources.
Arizona Academic Standards:
7.RI.1
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RI.7.1
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE7RI1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
RI.7.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what a text states explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, quoting or paraphrasing as appropriate. (See grade 7 Writing Standard 8 for more on quoting and paraphrasing.)
Tennessee Academic Standards:
7.RI.KID.1
Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw logical inferences; cite several pieces of textual evidence to support conclusions.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
FIGURE 19.D*
make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.7.B
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly,as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E07.B-K.1.1.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
7th Grade Reading - Inferences in Informational Texts Lesson
Inference
An inference is an educated guess the reader makes about something in the text.
Sometimes, authors may not say something directly in the text, but will give readers hints or clues about what they mean using details. When this happens, the reader has to infer what the author means.
What you infer about a text must be supported by details.
To make an inference:
Look for clues in a text about something the author is trying to tell the reader but does not directly say
Identify clues that give the reader a hint, or support, the inference