Lessons & Units

Drawing Conclusions Lesson Plans

Combining background knowledge, personal experience and textual information to determine meaning.

Kindergarten Unit »

Lesson 1 ::
Draw a conclusion from a given action
Lesson 2 ::
Draw a conclusion from verbal cues
Lesson 3 ::
Draw a conclusion from clues in a story
Use textual clues to explain how a conclusion was reached
  • In the Night
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1st Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::
Use pictures and context clues to draw conclusions about a missing word
  • I Can't Get My Turtle To Move
Lesson 2 ::
Use background knowledge to draw a reasonable conclusion about a story
  • I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
Lesson 3 ::
Use background knowledge, pictures, and context clues to draw a reasonable conclusion about a story
  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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2nd Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::
Identify the difference between explicit information and drawing conclusions
  • A Scared Tiger
Lesson 2 ::
Identify and describe personal connections to the text
  • Julius, the Baby of the World
  • Ira Sleeps Over
Lesson 3 ::
Identify and describe connections between one text and another
  • Ira Sleeps Over
  • Ira Says Goodbye
Lesson 4 ::
Identify and describe connections between a text and the world
  • African American Leaders
  • American Symbols

Unit Reading Passages

  • African Animals
  • Awesome Animal Homes
  • Look at Leaves
  • Super Survival Skills
  • Heading West
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3rd Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::
Identify the difference between explicit information and drawing conclusions
  • Caught in a Lie
Lesson 2 ::
Use background knowledge to draw a conclusion from historical fiction
Use textual evidence to draw a conclusion from historical fiction
Use personal experience to draw a conclusion from historical fiction
  • Molly's Pilgrim
  • Out West

Unit Reading Passages

  • Birth of a Mighty River
  • Bringing Books to Life
  • In Memory of Dr. King
  • Saving the Animals
  • Why Learn Chinese
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4th Grade Unit »

Lesson 1 ::
Identify and describe the difference between explicit information and drawing conclusions
  • The Great Gift

Unit Reading Passages

  • All Split Up
  • Rain Forest Rescue
  • Robo Helpers
  • Space Vacation
  • Spiders and a Balanced Diet
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5th Grade Unit »

Drawing Conclusions lessons can be found in the following fifth grade novel units:
Riding Freedom
Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963

Unit Reading Passages

  • Finger Food
  • Great Wall Great Jump
  • Green Machines
  • Paradise Lost
  • Star Spangled Relic
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6th Grade Unit »

Drawing Conclusions lessons can be found in the following sixth grade novel units:
Chasing Vermeer
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
The Westing Game

Unit Reading Passages

  • A Museum of Their Own
  • A Tricky Move
  • Great Lakes
  • Not So Loony Toons
  • Security Buzz
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