Inference

Inference is a reading strategy that we can use to help us comprehend. We have talked about the definition of an inference, it is reading between the lines to figure out what an author is trying to say. An inference is trying to figure out what the author is trying to say without the author putting it in print. The author is giving you clues to help you figure out something about a character, plot or setting. But he/she wants you to figure out something using your brain and not just being told. This week as we learn more about inference I would like you to post an inference you have found in your own reading. Explain why the author did not just come out and tell you the fact. Why did the author want you to figure out this fact on your own?

Go to the discussion tab. If you are ready to post you click on the +post tab. This means add a post. If you want to read someone else's post first to give you an idea of what to write, click on the name of the person that you want to read their post. You can also reply to someone else's post. You do this by clicking on their post and then hitting the reply tab.