Making an Inference Character Feelings Making an Inference

Making an Inference Readers often have to guess about an author’s meaning. Good writers

Making an Inference Sometimes you have to use what you already know and story

Making an Inference You can use your own experiences and story clues to make

Character Feelings Understanding feelings and emotions is an important skill in understanding people. When

Guess How I Feel… Look at the clues in this picture. Can you tell

Guess How I Feel… Read this short story. Can you tell how she is

Let’s Practice Choose one of the following ways to practice character feelings: story skit

Art Smart Guess How I Feel… Drawing • Pick an emotion from the list.

Body Smart Guess How I Feel… Skit • Pick a partner that will create

Word Smart Guess How I Feel…Story • Pick a character feeling story topic from

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Making an Inference: Character Feelings

Making an Inference Readers often have to guess about an author’s meaning. Good writers don’t tell us everything directly in words.

Making an Inference Sometimes you have to use what you already know and story clues to fill in the gaps. What you know + Story Clues ___________ Inference

Making an Inference You can use your own experiences and story clues to make an inference about… *character feelings *character actions *story setting *story events

Character Feelings Understanding feelings and emotions is an important skill in understanding people. When reading look at the illustrations and read the words carefully for clues about how the character is feeling. Clues can be found in the pictures or words.

Guess How I Feel… Look at the clues in this picture. Can you tell how he is feeling? What is your evidence he feels this way?

Guess How I Feel… Read this short story. Can you tell how she is feeling? What is your evidence she feels this way? Sally rubbed her eyes and yawned. She shuffled up the stairs to her room, dragging her body behind her. When she opened the door, a dark shadow leaped toward her. Sally shrieked and jumped back. Her eyes grew wide, and her hands shook. Then she burst into tears. "Aw, Sally, " her brother said. "It's just me. "

Let’s Practice Choose one of the following ways to practice character feelings: story skit drawing

Art Smart Guess How I Feel… Drawing • Pick an emotion from the list. • Create a detailed drawing of a person showing this feeling. Add background details that help show why your character feels this way.

Body Smart Guess How I Feel… Skit • Pick a partner that will create a skit with you. • Pick a topic from the skit list. • Create a skit with your partner that shows how and why your character is feeling that emotion.

Word Smart Guess How I Feel…Story • Pick a character feeling story topic from the list of ideas. • Write a short story about the topic without using the feeling word. Include a beginning, middle, and end.