Making an Inference

Old Sandshoe   1.1.2011

I am learning to infer what an author is trying to

say when they do not say it directly.

It says in the story Sandshoe always did as pa said , even though he’d never been trained.

What is the author telling us when she writes the

description of how the girl gets to Pa’s house?

The author is telling me that they drove over bridge and up the long , long road with the non - stop traffic until we came to the big in

Where does it say in the story that sandshoe loved

Pa?

In the story it says

This means that

Maths Olympiad

Writing a simile

How Patchy Got His Name?

Once upon a time Patchy the Clown was just an ordinary man. He thought that he should get a job.

He said, “I think I should be a clown”.

Five years after he got as silly as Mickey.

Patchy’s manager said, in a deep voice, “You need a name young man. You’ve already got the bright colourful clothes.”

Patchy went to the jungle where he met a giant lion like him but covered with pillows.

It pounced at Patchy and he started a fight. The lion bit a big hole in Patchy’s trousers.

“Hi manager, is this good enough to get a name? Patchy asked.

His manager said, “Definitely, your name is Patchy the Clown.”

“Can I go in the circus now?” asked Patchy.

“Hmmm, do you know our act?” said his manager?

“Hmmm, no but I think I’ll be good at juggling”, said Patchy.

“So get on with practicing. Go, go ,go”, said the ringmaster in a growling voice.

Patchy did as he was told and then he tripped over his puffy pants in the gym arena.

“I am pooped, I need water”, said Patchy.

Just then he heard a ring of a phone. His ring master came in laughing and saying

“It’s your turn Patchy,” said his manager.

Patchy wasn’t good at juggling but not being good made the audience laugh.

THE END