Master Inferencing 2

Proof with Kerpoof!
6th Grade English/Language Arts
Grade Level/Subject:
Standards Targeted:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Goal Statement:
Why is it important for students to learn this? The goal of

this lesson is to introduce students to the skill of using
textual evidence to help reading comprehension and
understanding of a text. When students use textual
evidence they can draw importance inferences deepen
their skills in fully understanding a text for any reading
experiences they encounter.
Objectives:
The Learner Will:
Describe key information of a text and cite the

evidence theyve found.
Participate in an online scavenger hunt used to help
cite textual evidence
Discover the importance of citing textual evidence to
help make inferences from texts they read
Read and comprehend a text using textual evidence.
Multimodal Text/Resource:
Materials Needed:
Disney Channel Games: Kerpoof! Link:

http://games.disney.com/kerpoof
Materials are listed:
Access to Computers/laptops with the internet and

Adobe Reader
Pens, Pencils, Markers, Colored Pencils
Kerpoof! Scavenger Hunt
Intertwining Memories Reading Passage link:
http://www.readworks.org/passages/intertwiningmemories
Intertwining Memories Extended Response
Worksheet
Prove It! Graphic Organizer
Notebooks for Journal Writing
Lesson Outline:
Introduction: Today we will be learning how to use textual evidence to
answer comprehension questions in literature. But first, we will have an
online scavenger hunt to familiarize you with using evidence to support
your answers.
Procedures:
Part 1
1) Pass out the Kerpooof! Scavenger Hunt worksheet and put
students in groups of two. Each group should have a computer or
laptop.
2) Have the students visit the Disney Games website in order to
answer the questions on the scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt
questions require students to find explicit evidence from the games,
as well as make inferences based upon the experiences they have
when playing each of the games.
3) Give students 25-30 minutes to complete the scavenger hunt.
Part 2
4) Once the scavenger hunt is complete, ask students why using
evidence from the games was so important in answering the
questions.
5) Inform students that when they are reading literature, they will also
have to use evidence from the text to support their thinking when
answering reading comprehension questions.
6) Display the following information for students on the board or in a
powerpoint slide.
a. What does Explicit Textual Evidence mean?
Explicit = Direct
Textual = from the text
Evidence = support for your answer, opinion, or idea
from what you have read.
b. Giving Explicit Textual Evidence about your answers or
opinions regarding a text is pretty simple. You just have to do
three things:
State your idea: State the idea you had about the text (if
you are responding to a specific question, be sure your idea
restates the question).
Cite what in the text led you to that idea: Give supporting
evidence from the text (by paraphrasing or directly quoting
from the text).If you are directly quoting from a text, you
must use quotation marks. Sentence starters = In the first
paragraph, _____ the author says...The text states...The text

describes/For example...The author explains...Early in the
text, the author/For instance
3. Explain the Evidence: Explain how the quote(s) or
paraphrase(s) you pointed out support your idea. Sentence
starters = This shows...This is because...This means...This
reveals...This illustrates...This highlights the difference
between...
7) Hand out Intertwining Memories Reading worksheet
8) Students should read the story silently
9) Pass out the Prove It Graphic Organizer
10) With a partner, students should answer the questions and
complete the graphic organizer using textual evidence to support
their answers.
11) Be sure to emphasize the importance of using textual evidence
to support their answers. Complete question 1 with the group to
model the appropriate way to cite textual evidence from a text.
Part 3
12) The final activity of this lesson is a culminating question based
upon the story Intertwining Memories. students will need to
complete an extended response question using textual evidence to
support their responses.
13) Pass out the Intertwining Memories Extended Response
Worksheet
14) Students will complete this assignment and must include 3-4
details using textual evidence to support their answers.
15) This activity can be used to assess students understanding of
citing textual evidence to support their analysis of the text.
Differentiation/Modifications:
Students who may struggle can be placed in groups with
students be placed in heterogeneous groups with students who
excel. Also, Students with IEP/504 accommodations will work
closely in groups with the Intervention Specialist. The students
will be exposed to differentiated tasks throughout the lesson
including, online games, explicit instruction, partner work, and
independent activities.
Assessment:
Students will be assessed on their individual assignments for Part

3 of this lesson. They will need to answer the culminating
extended response question using textual evidence to support
their analysis.

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Proof with Kerpoof!

6th Grade English/Language Arts

Why is it important for students to learn this? The goal of

The Learner Will:

Describe key information of a text and cite the

Disney Channel Games: Kerpoof! Link:

Access to Computers/laptops with the internet and

paragraph, _____ the author says...The text states...The text

Students will be assessed on their individual assignments for Part

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