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Slide 17 of 25

Make the Data Useful

Making Inferences - 88%

12. Which of these best describes Frederick

He is a boy with

  • a big imagination

  • a collection of big animals in his house

  • an alligator Farm

  • a friend named Sue.

  Boys Girls Total
A 11 10 21
B 7 7 14
C o 1 1
D 0 0 0
E 0 0 0
None 0 0 0
Mult. 0 0 0

Speaker Notes: Check this one out. Kids chose the answer where the imaginary statements the boy in the story made are treated as if they're literally true. He tells people he has animals at home and no one believes him. Except the kids reading it. This is about knowing when a narrator is unreliable. Fascinating and contrary to what people will tell you NOT all about lower order thinking. Authorial intent is a very complex skill that's being built up.

Last Modified: 05/24/2006