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This lesson explores the concept of inference by examining humorous cartoons to help students develop critical thinking skills. Students will learn how to combine their background knowledge with textual clues to draw conclusions about the cartoons’ humor. The importance of perspective in storytelling will be discussed, particularly in relation to "The Kite Runner." Students will also engage in a creative writing exercise: drafting a journal entry from the perspective of a character other than Amir, focusing on their feelings and thoughts, culminating in the submission of a final typed copy.

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Zooming In

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  1. Zooming In Making inferences from text

  2. In your journals… • Why is this cartoon (supposed to be) funny? • How did you figure that out?

  3. Same Questions, Different Cartoon… • Why is this cartoon (supposed to be) funny? • How did you figure that out?

  4. Definitions/Purpose • Inference: when a reader combines background knowledge with clues from the text to draw conclusions • Why? • Authors don’t explicitly tell you everything • Sometimes readers know more than a character • Keeps the reader engaged with making guesses/being amused

  5. The Steps • Find evidence (“I read…”) • 2. Connect with background knowledge (“I know…”) • 3. Draw conclusions (“So…)

  6. Perspective • Who narrates most of The Kite Runner? • What do we know about Amir? • How might that affect the story he tells us? • Why does Rahim Khan choose to reveal this information at this time?

  7. Writing Enterprise! • Writing a journal entry from the perspective of a character OTHER THAN Amir. You are inferring how s/he feels to write this. • Must turn in completed pre-writing thought organizer • Draft the journal entry in your class notebook • You will type the final copy and email it to me next class

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