Weka+2012

We are learning to analyse a text.

Find out where it begins. They will make history. Facing a challenge and fears. Being able to use the FIB. It would be a good experience. The people helped them. || It's dangerous and they could die. One fell out three times, there are dangerous wildlife. They're getting their rudder caught in fishing nets. It would cost a lot of money. || Which Nile did they go down, blue or white? Where is the Sudd? Did they get sponsored? How do the boats move forward? ||
 * Positives || Negatives || Questions ||
 * They will find out how long it is.

WALT: ask questions as we read to gain a better understanding.

What does this mean?

 What I do when I'm asking questions as I read: I ask questions as I read and think about it and answer it myself using PK and information in the text. Sometimes I am making predictions or inferences or evaluations (judgement).

Skilled readers ask and answer questions to:
 * Predict
 * Infer
 * Evaluate

Why did Bradley say "Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you"? He isn't used to people being nice to him so he acts different, maybe he doesn't want people to be nice to him. He used to how things are.

Why was Bradley proud of the 'F'? He was pretending to look proud so no-one would make fun of him.

WALT: combine the important information in the text to make a summary.

Water bottle pollution

Your amazing brain <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">We are learning to make inferences when we read.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Inferencing is inferring which is also reading between the lines. <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">What does this mean?

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Putting clues together to find out something that the author hasn't told you.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Inferencing is...
 * <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">When you make an assumption.
 * <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Sometime a prediction.
 * <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Using your PK, the text, title and/or the illustrations to understand what is happening.
 * <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Putting together the clues in the text to complete your puzzle, making sense of the text.
 * <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Reading between the lines.
 * <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">When the author is leaving you clues but not actually telling you something and you figure it out.
 * <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Reading between the words.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"Coming up" by David Hill

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">The main character is going to the swimming hole even though Jake is going because "all us kids" go.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake isn't that great at swimming under water. He's 3 years older than the main character, he does wrestling. He's stronger and not that friendly to his cousin. He likes to be first.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">From this we can infer... <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake is a bit of a show off.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake isn't being a hero because it's life and death. The author hasn't told us the driver got out.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake wants to be in charge. He sends everybody of to find help or dive in.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake doesn't want to dive in in case he can't get him out. He's not that good at swimming under water.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">The door wouldn't open because the water pressure stopped it from opening and the cab was buckled.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake knew what the main character was saying and knew that time was important.

<span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake and the main character's relationship has changed, they get along now. <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Evidence... <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake saved his life. <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Jake said that the main character saved the driver. <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"... I knew I wouldn't have to worry about his wrestling moves anymore." <span style="color: #6200ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"My cousin Jake and I never used to get along"