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=What is Inference?= = = =[|Effective Guide Junior Click Here]=

[|Blackout by John Rocco]
January 2, 2012 — Links to Literacy //It was a normal summer night in the city. . . hot, noisy, busy. Then the lights went out. The story of one family and what they do when the lights go out.// //Making Inferences//: Read aloud [|Blackout]and model for students how the pictures tell as much of the story as the text does (maybe more). Model how to make inferences using the pictures as clues (Why might the lights have gone out? Why does the family continue to keep the lights out even when they are back on?) ©2012 by Dawn Little for Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books. All Amazon links are affiliate links and may result in my receiving a small commission. This is at no additional cost to you.
 * Recommended Grades:** 4-6
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