Working Backwards

Presented in this article is a mini lesson that will help build student confidence in making inferences. Given an image students are asked to make an inference. Working backwards student p... See More

Presented in this article is a mini lesson that will help build student confidence in making inferences. Given an image students are asked to make an inference. Working backwards student provide the reasons they made that inference, thus addressing observations. Students are given artifacts that they are totally unfamiliar with. Working in a small group they make a T chart of observations and inferences and create a poster. To prove that some inferences are incorrect students are introduced to images from a particular book in which infers made prove incorrect. This is a great idea to develop this important skill.

Mini-lesson for teaching about inferences

This lesson incorporates literature and different cultures to help middle school students understand better how to make and judge their inferences. Great idea!