ELA-Draw-Conc-IT

Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences - Analyze to Draw Conclusions - Print - Information Texts

 * K-2**
 * //**Guess What’s Growing Inside this Egg?**// by Mia Posada 0-8225-6192-1. Descriptions on each page describe the animal growing in the egg. Students can draw conclusions based on the clues; the answers are revealed on each page.
 * // [|Man on the Moon] // //**Time for Kids Magazine**//, May 8, 2009 Vol. #14 Iss. #26. NASA plans to send astronauts back to the moon in 2020. The first exploration mission will blast off this June. NASA's goal is to build a base on the moon where astronauts could live for months. Grey Hautaluoma works for NASA's moon exploration program. "We're excited about going back to the moon," he says. "There's a lot that we have yet to learn." Students can draw conclusions about NASA's next moon exploration.
 *  **//National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010,//** ISBN 978-1-42630-502-3. Facts, photographs, and maps that provide young readers with information on a variety of topics, including animals, cultures, famous landmarks, and more. Students can draw conclusions on several facts about current data from the 2010 Almanac.
 * **//Pledge of Allegiance//**, Nancy Harris, 2008, ISBN 978-1-40349378-1. Explores the Pledge of Allegiance, discussing its history and its symbolic meaning. Includes a time line, a picture glossary, and an index. Have students cite lines from the Pledge of Allegiance to support their conclusions.
 * **//Who Keeps Us Safe?//** Ellen Catala, 2006, ISBN 0-7368-5984-5. The Photographs and simple text describe people in the community who keep others safe. Complete the [|Drawing Conclusions Chart].


 * 3-5**
 * //**The Kingfisher Atlas of Exploration & Empires,**// Simon Adams, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7534-6033-7. Maps and text offer detailed information on nations, empires, explorers, and expeditions between 1450 and 1800 that shaped the modern world. Have students draw conclusions on exploration based on the text.
 * **//[|Man on the Moon]//** //**Time for Kids**// Magazine, May 8, 2009 Vol. #14 Iss. #26. NASA plans to send astronauts back to the moon in 2020. The first exploration mission will blast off this June. NASA's goal is to build a base on the moon where astronauts could live for months. Grey Hautaluoma works for NASA's moon exploration program. "We're excited about going back to the moon," he says. "There's a lot that we have yet to learn." Students can draw conclusions about NASA's next moon exploration.
 * //**[|"Rain, rain stays away almost every day.(LIFE)(Sonoran Desert)"]**// Olmstead, Larry //**USA Today/DISCUS**// March 13, 2009. Scottsdale has a lot to offer the second-home owner, but much of the appeal can be summed up in one word: sunshine. That is the forecast for as many as 330 days each year, coupled with famously low humidity -- which, combined with easy air access, attracts buyers from all over the country. Based on evidence in this article, have students draw conclusions on the forecast for Scottsdale.
 * //**Sandlapper Magazine Online, [|"The Fault"]**// Summer 2009. Provides information on the Charleston earthquake of 1886. Utilize the [|Drawing Conclusion Chart] after reading this article.

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