Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives
Draw inferences from independently-read texts, such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence from the text
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After your child reads a chapter of a novel, can they explain how a character was feeling and why — pointing to something the character said or did as their evidence?
Draw inferences from independently-read texts, such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence from the text
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Check understanding
- Infer a character's feelings or motives from their actions and dialogue (e.g. 'She slammed the door — how is she feeling?')
- Justify an inference by quoting or pointing to specific evidence in the text
- Distinguish between what is explicitly stated and what must be inferred from clues in the text
“After your child reads a chapter of a novel, can they explain how a character was feeling and why — pointing to something the character said or did as their evidence?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 7–10
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