Generalizations EQ How do you find details from
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Generalizations EQ - How do you find details from the text to develop a generalization?
Clowns List everything you know about clowns. Highlight those things that are true about all clowns. All clowns. . .
What picture comes to mind when you see the word apple? Specific details Banana? Orange?
What picture comes to mind when you see the word fruit? General idea made up of specific details
Generalizations A general rule drawn from looking at specific facts and figuring out what they have in common Fruit
Generalizations A general rule drawn from looking at specific facts and figuring out what they have in common SPECIFIC DETAILS We usually go on vacation to the beach in the summer. My cousins come with us to the beach during the summer. My best friend went to the beach last summer. Our neighbors are going to the beach this summer. GENERALIZATION People always go to the beach in the summertime.
Generalizations A general rule drawn from looking at specific facts and figuring out what they have in common SPECIFIC DETAILS The pumpkin pie my mom made last week was too sweet. The cherry pie I ate last Christmas was very sweet. GENERALIZATION All pie is too sweet.
A Generalizations is two parts Specific Details + What they have in Common (their similarities) = An Opinion Rule which is called a Generalization
Generalizations must be based on facts. But – they do not have to be true!
Generalizations can be valid or invalid. (true or false) If a generalization is valid, it is well supported by facts, experience and logic. If a generalization is invalid, it is not supported by all the facts. Experience and logic tell us it cannot be true.
How to check for Valid Generalizations Supporting facts Several Examples Past Experience Logic and Reasoning Ø Everyone loves winter. Ø Most government buildings are closed on Holidays.
Other examples… Everyone loves pizza. No one likes school. People are very gullible. (easily convinced) All birds have wings. Valid Or Invalid?
Words Commonly Used in Generalizations Always Generally Never Everyone No one All
Generalizations Explicit generalizations: Generalization is Stated _________ Implicit generalization: Implied ideas/not stated in the text (you infer the generalization)
Practice Specific details Court houses, courts and city hall are closed on July 4 th and Christmas. My mother sneezes every time my cat comes into the room. The last 10 bird I saw had wings I have 10 cousins in North Carolina that go to the beach in the summer Generalizations Most government buildings are closed on holidays. My mother is ____ to my cat. All birds have _____. Valid?
Practice, Practice… Cassie winced in pain as the boy behind her pushed her aside to run after his friend. She scowled after him and rubbed the part of her arm that his book-bag had slammed into. “Sixth graders are so immature, ” she thought to herself. What is the generalization in this passage? Is it explicit or implicit?
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