Week 2 Day 4
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Note-The writing prompt has changed slightly since this lesson was posted. Double check that you are still doing it correctly before turning it in!
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Reading
Today we will hone our detective skills to look critically “between the lines” and collect clues about possible outcomes. This skill is called making an inference. To make an inference, you use background information combined with text evidence to formulate an idea or conclusion about what is going on. An inference is made when something is not explicitly stated. This is an important skill in reading. The author will not always tell you something is going to happen, how to think or feel, or what judgements or opinions to make. Information will be at your disposal and it will be up to you to draw a conclusion as to what it all means. Being able to make inferences based on the clues in the text will also make you better at understanding what is going on as well as better at making predictions. So, now, try your hand at making inferences by first watching the videos below and then finally by completing the worksheets provided at the bottom of the page. Get going my mini detectives, there is work to be done.
Video 2
Writing
Time to incorporate some of those skills we’re learning and put it into our writing. For example, we have been focusing on using detail in our writings (ie; through the use of adjectives or descriptive words as well as to look at the clues and evidence in our reading to make inferences. By lining up events it’s kind of like presenting an equation— ie; 2+2= ___. When done correctly with words, even though we were not given the answer, based upon both the clues given to us and our background knowledge, we can come to an answer without being told (ie; the addend/numbers, plus the addition and equals sign allows us to easily come to the answer—which is 4.) We were not told the answer, but the necessary clues and components were given to us to figure it out. It should be the same way with our writing. When an author paints a picture through description, we can easily see what is going on without having to be told. This is a good skill that an author uses that is sometimes called “show, don’t tell”.
Using this same strategy of “show, don’t tell,” I want you to paint a picture/scene through the use of descriptor words and I want you to leave the story on a cliffhanger (ie; you do not reveal the conclusion). Based on the clues provided by you, we should be able to use inference to determine the most likely outcome. Make sure to have others read it and see if they can correctly guess what the ending will be based on the scenario and description you have presented.
Choose from one of the writing topics/conclusions below (remember-- don't tell your audience, only give them clues about what will happen, linking together the chain of events that ends in one of the conclusions below:)
1. A surprise birthday party.
2. A marriage proposal.
3. Reciting of the National Anthem before a sporting event.
4. A major religious ceremony ( ie; Baptism, Communion, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, etc).
As always… have fun with it.
Social Studies
Read Chapter 3 of the download I gave you previously from Core Knowledge re: The US Constitution. Then you’re going to take a test. Relax. It’s an open book test and there are only 6 problems. You’ve got this. Do be prepared though, a Vocab Quiz will be coming up soon and you will be responsible for knowing all the terms we’ve covered so far in this unit. The test can be found in the download file at the bottom of the page.
Math
Let’s review and compare previous methods we have learned recently at Khan with the traditional/standard multiplication method you also learned. I have included a few review tutorials for the standard multiplication method. Watch the videos below and then print out the worksheets at the bottom of the page and get started.
