Where was this photo taken? When was it taken? Interaction 9–1 Make Everyday Inferences
The maple trees have lost their leaves. The
geese are flying south. The days are getting shorter.
Where and when is this scene occurring?
in the Northeast in the fall
Observing Details • Observing details is a key part of making inferences. • The words in a book are the details to pay close attention to when you are reading. – What words has the author selected? – Why?
the narrator uses the word “sigh” in the first line of the last stanza?
What tentative inference can you draw
from the answer you gave to question 19 and this claim: “I took the one less traveled by”? True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information. -- Winston Churchill