Detective-Inference+Maker

Detective-Inference Maker

Your job is to show places where you made an inference while you read. You should give 3 examples of inferences you made in this week's reading. Remember an inference is What you read+Your background Knowledge=Inference you can make.

**Week 1**

**In the book it saId "when we were making are self portraits Julia would complain that there was no cafe au lait or cacao chocolate colored paper." I can infer that her skin color is brown.(Bella)**

In the book it said "as usual, this makes me curse my nonexistentdaddy." I can infer that she doesn't have a dad.(Bella)

In the book it said "mom got a postcard saying congratulation for $20,000 pyramid, she has been trying to get on it for years." I can infer that she really wants to be on the show.(Bella)

COMMENTS I agree with these inferences! I made the same ones except the last one. I think it just comes out and tells us that she really wants to be on it so I don't think it really is an inference. (Sarah)

Yes! Great inferences Bella! I agree with Sarah though. It did say in the book, that the mom wanted to get on the show. Other than that, I agree with your inferences. (Marissa)


 * WEEK TWO: **
 * I think we can all agree that this book is a suspenseful, mystery. That is one of the reasons that I can make so many inferences. **
 * Page 53- Last paragraph- **
 * "//So I picked up my book and hiked back up the stairs with the fourth grader. As we started down the hallway to his classroom, he stopped, and I waited while he peeled the sticker off his shirt, folded it and stuck it in his pocket."// **
 * I can make an inference that the fourth grader doesn't want anybody to know that he went to a free dentist appointment, provided by the school. He probably didn't want anybody to think he was poor. **
 * Page 51-52- all paragraphs- On these pages, I made an inference that Marcus (the boy who punched Sal) reads a lot, and he is definitely smart. Smarter than what we thought! I can tell because he was discussing the "time travel" in a book Miranda was reading, and he was quoting Einstein. I talked to Bella and she said she automatically made this inference without even thinking about it. The author did a great job of telling us that Marcus is smart without actually saying "Hey. Marcus is smart!!!" **
 * Page 61-last paragraph- "But somewhere in my head, a tiny bell started ringing. I didn't even notice it at first." **
 * I can make an inference that Miranda had a idea about why someone would have he key but aske again for the key. But she must've not realized that she had the idea untill later. I think we will find out the idea later in the book. Hopefully!! - I made this inference because it was right after she got the note, which tells me that she is thinking about the note. **

**Those are great infereneses Marissa! I really agree with you that Marcuse is really smart and about the kid who pleeded the sticker off didnt want any one to know that he went to the dentist at the school because he might of been pour. I would of did the same thing if i was the kid peeling the sticker off. (Bella)**

Week 3: On page 65 last paragraph, I can infer that when Miranda brings Annemarie home she is embarrassed by her house, the falling paint, the stuffing coming out of the couch. I think it is very possible to not realzie that there is something wrong with your house when you live in it everyday you must end up getting used to it, don't you think??? On page 74 top two paragraphs, I can infer that Annemarie is kind of upset when Jimmy refers to Julia as her friend because somewhere deep down she probably wants her back but she kinda knows she might not ever get her back. Also you can infer that she is upset because while you're reading you can, in a way, her what she says. On page 89, paragraph 6, I can infer that possibly Annemarie had not been really with them, as in her mind went somewhere else. After that when Annemarie got called to the nurse's office and never came back, something was wrong. (Taylor)

Week 4: On page 129 in the 7th paragraph, I can infer Annemarie is angry, with Jimmy and what he is saying about Julia. " "What do you mean, 'blood'?" Annemarie had her hands on her hips. "What Blood?" " When it says her hands were on her hips I could infer she was getting very frusterated. On page 102, paragragh 12, I could infer that Julia didn't think it was a big deal that she had a gold ring with diamond chips studded all around it. " "Diamond chips." She shrugged. " When I was reading on page 112 paragraph eight, I could infer that Miranda was trying to make Annemarie believe that her dad left the rose instead of Colin. In the next paragraph it tells you that Miranda was trying to make it seem that way to Annemarie, but before I read that next paragraph I inferred that Miranda was doing that. (Lauren)

Good job Lauren!!! I agree with you 100%! Especially on the last one. The author did such a great job of getting a picture in our minds that she didn't even have to tell us in the next paragraph. I guess Rebecca Stead was worried that the readers weren't going to get it. Great work!!!! (Marissa)

Awesome inferences, they all make perfect sense and I also agree 100%... Your inferences make me think about what I read and I think that is pretty amazing! Amazing job girlie :) (Taylor)

Week 6: On the bottom of page 166 Miranda says "... I feel myself go red." I can infer that she was embarassed that she brought up the wrong topic about Sal dying in the hospital. Page 191 second paragraph from the bottom Miranda's mom gets an envelope full of applications fo law school. Here, I inferred that she really wanted to go to law school but they didn't have the money. Now she can go. It never said that she wanted to be a lawyer so we had to infer it. On pages 166 and 167 Miranda is talking to Sal. Sal smiles and laughs a lot. I could infer that Sal was at peace with his injury and was ok with it. He wasn't mad about it. You might also think it means that he is happy to be with Miranda. (Sarah)

Great inferences Sarah! I completely agree. I think we automatically can make inferences. For example, when I read "... I feel myself go red." I automatically thought "face going red= blushing. Blushing=embarassed" It comes so easily to us now... I completely, absolutely agree with your 2nd inference. I never really thought of it that way but I completely agree. I also agree with your 3rd inference. The only thing I would add, is the medicine and how it makes him talk and talk, and then fall asleep. That probably contributed to his smiling and laughing a lot.(Marissa)

Great inferences Sarah, I really agree with all of your inferences. I like number one because she is embarassed if her face gets red. (Bella)