DOOR

Jakea Hardeep

WINDOW
Rhys Mark Harpreet

Anreet Manpreet Liam Gemma

Michela Amman Ikrah Josie

Simarjeet Usmaan Kauser Zack

Shona Moiz Luke Akra

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Hollie Sonia J’Nade Lauren
Connor Jagjit Calum Adam
Ms
Chamberlain
WHITEBOARD
 On the front of your book
and folder please write:
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Name:
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Class: 8EN3 - Ms Chamberlain (2L3)

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Subject: English
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My Swordhand is Singing
Infer & Deduce
Objectives:
*To be able to infer and deduce.
*To be able to use analytical
skills to make predictions.
 Five Minute Analysis ...
• You and your partner have For example:

just five minutes to
analyse the front cover 
of the novel ‘My 
Swordhand is Singing’
• Try to discuss every 
element of the cover
and be prepared to 
share your ideas with
the class. 

• Take in turns to share a 

piece of analysis.

• Use this frame to structure
your analysis: 
– I noticed ...
– This makes me think 
that ...

– I think this because ...
– I noticed that most
of the cover is blue
 Five Minute
Analysis ...
• You and your partner
have just five
minutes to analyse
the front cover of
the novel ‘My
Swordhand is
Singing’
• Try to discuss every
element of the cover
and be prepared to
share your ideas
with the class.
• Take in turns to share
a piece of analysis.
• Use this frame to
structure your
analysis:
 Post-It Summary
• Using only the front cover of the
novel and the information we
discussed write a summary of what
you think the novel will be about
and why.
I think the novel

will be about ...
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 W hat do w e
m ean w hen w e
sa y in fe r a n d
d e d u ce ?
Infere & Deduce

Infere means : to deduce or conclude from

evidence and reasoning rather than explicit
statements.
Deduce means: to arrive at a conclusion
through reasoning and logic.

READING BETWEEN THE LINES LOOKING FOR CLUES

AND USING THESE TO COME TO A LOGICAL
CONCLUSION.
 Analysing a Written Text
Infering & Deducing
• Look closely at each of the sentences below,
they are all taken from the first chapter of
‘My Swordhand is Singing.’
• What clues do they provide you with?
– Chapter One – Deep in the Woods
– When he fell for the fifth time, when his face
plunged into the deep snow, when his
hands burnt from the cold but he didn’t
care,
– A branch cracked, and with horror Radu’s
eyes snapped back to his pursuer. Now
Radu saw him again, he knew what was
wrong.
– ‘In the name of Jesus and the Forest ...’
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 Chapter One
Deep in the Woods
• With a partner read Chapter One –
Deep in the Woods.
• Discuss with your partner what you
think the book will be about and
why, explain how you used
inference and deduction to help
you.
• Write one paragraph in your exercise
book predictingwhat you think the
book will be about. Explain how
you reached this conclusion using
 Making Predictions
• Look at the Post-It Note that you
wrote on after our first activity
• Look at the paragraph you have just
written
• Are your two predictions similar or
different?
• What text was easier to analyse?
(cover / chapter 1)
Objectives:
*To be able to infer and deduce.
*To be able to use analytical skills to make
predictions.