Making Inferences is?

Explain why something happened based on what you read and already know.

What is a thesis statement?

A sentence that makes a claim that answers the prompt.

The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain or inform

What is an informational text?

It gives us information on a topic

Which of the following inferences is best supported by paragraph 5?

Pakistani guards use power to get money from refugees.

What's the author's purpose?

To introduce readers to Shirley Chisholm's political career.

How is an expository essay structured?

Intro, including a hook and thesis, body paragraphs, and a conclusion

Which of the following inferences can be made?

Facebook will continue to gain users.

What is a conclusion?

comes at the end of the paper and summarizes

A topic sentence is...?

Used to tell what will each paragraph be written about.

What is the connotative meaning of a word?

Expresses an idea and a feeling

What is a Topic sentence?

A sentence that expresses the main idea

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Making Inferences is?
Identify the beginning, middle, and end.
Explain why something happened based on what you read and already know.
Make a connection between two texts.
Decide if information important or just interesting.
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What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that does not make sense within a paper.
The conclusion of an essay.
The first paragraph of an essay.
A sentence that makes a claim that answers the prompt.
3
Author's Purpose
Comprise or contain as part of a whole
The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain or inform
The written text the questions are based on
An educated guess
4
What's the author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
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What is an informational text?
It is fake
It gives us information on a topic
It is fiction
It tells us a funny story
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Which of the following inferences is best supported by paragraph 5?
Border guards are too lazy to open the gate for the Afghan.
Pakistani guards use power to get money from refugees.
Guards lounging in the shade because its too hot to move.
Most the border guards enjoy confronting the Afghani crowds.
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What is the purpose of the hook statement?
Talk about your reasons/examples
Grab the reader's attention
Give examples/facts in your paper
State your opinion of the topic
8
What does EXPOSITORY mean?
text
prose
story
nonfiction / information
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What's the author's purpose?
To inform the readers that Shirley Chisholm died at 80.
To introduce readers to Shirley Chisholm's political career.
To persuade readers to vote for Shirley Chisholm.
To describe the challenges faced by Shirley Chisholm.
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How is an expository essay structured?
It is journal entry about the history of communicable diseases.
It tells a story about a character facing a problem and overcoming it
Intro, including a hook and thesis, body paragraphs, and a conclusion
It tells a story about an experience and gives a lot details about it
11
Which of the following inferences can be made?
Facebook will stay the same.
Facebook will continue to gain users.
Facebook will lose users.
Facebook will close down.
12
What is the connotative meaning of snake..."You are such a snake! Sit somewhere else!"
slithery animal
cool cat
cool kitten
sneaky person
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An informational text tells us what?
Opinions
Facts
Directions
Jokes
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What is a conclusion?
Introduces problems to the paper
comes at the end of the paper and summarizes
body paragraph
The paragraph where you talk about the counterclaim and rebuttal
15
What should the conclusion do?
Include a closer
Restate your thesis statement
Tie it all together
All of the above
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Which of the following will most likely lead you to the answer?
Doing nothing
Looking on your phone (risky)
Guessing
Hunting for Clues
17
A topic sentence is...?
Used to end a paragraph.
Used to tell what will each paragraph be written about.
A fun sentence that the student gets to choose the topic of.
Every sentence is a topic sentence.
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What is a narrative essay?
nonfiction
how-to
informational text
story
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What's the author's purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
20
What is the connotative meaning of "kick the bucket"?
to die
to kick a ball
to kick a bucket
to make a lot of noise
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What is the connotative meaning of a word?
Expressing ideas relating to science, math, engineering, etc
Expresses ideas in creative, unusual, or unexpected ways
Expresses an idea and a feeling
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Which is NOT an example of an informational text?
Documentary
Poem
Interview
Article
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Which of these help us to make inferences?
All of the above.
Ask what does the main character want, feel, like.
Ask whether something like what 's in the story has happened to you.
See what character says or does
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We make inferences because things are not always told to us directly.
True
False
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What is a Topic sentence?
no answer
Do you know what a topic sentence is?
A sentence that expresses the main idea
what is a topic sentenc?
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What is the denotative meaning of a word?
The hidden compliment
The perceived word meaning
The implied word meaning
The literal word meaning
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an expository essay is written to
confuse people
explain something
show off a skill
seek information

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