Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly,as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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E08.B-K.1.1.1
Description:
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
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Literacy.RI.8.1
Description:
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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8.10*
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Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
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FIG.19.D*
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make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding
8th Grade Reading - Inferences in Informational Texts Lesson
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