Making Inferences Lesson: Strong vs. Weak Inferences, Grades 5-6

An inference that fits one line of a text is not enough. A strong inference fits the whole text. This lesson teaches students to test an inference against the beginning, middle and end, and to label it strong, weak or contradicted.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Story, 2 pages, with numbered paragraphs
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page
• All printables in one ready-to-print PDF, 7 pages

Answer key included

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