Making Visual Inferences

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Objective

I can make visual inferences about characters' emotions based on their facial expressions in a story.

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Practice

4 questions

1

Describe a time when you inferred a character's emotion based on their facial expression in a story or movie. What clues did you use to make your inference?

2

Imagine you are reading a story where a character's face is described as frowning and their eyes are wide. What inference can you make about their emotional state? Explain your reasoning.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe a character in a story who is frowning with their arms crossed. What inference can you make about their emotional state? Provide evidence from the description to support your inference. Imagine you are reading a story where a character has wide eyes and a big smile. What inference can you make about their emotional state? Provide evidence from the description to support your inference.

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