fourth g compu3w5
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GeneralizeGeneralize
Fourth GradeFourth GradeUnit 3 Week 5Unit 3 Week 5
By Kristi WaltkeBy Kristi Waltke
A generalization is a broad statement A generalization is a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples. or rule that applies to many examples.
A clue word such as A clue word such as all, most, always, all, most, always, usually, usually, or or generallygenerally signals that an signals that an author is making a generalization. author is making a generalization.
A generalization can be valid (logical) orA generalization can be valid (logical) orfaulty (wrong) depending on the number faulty (wrong) depending on the number of examples on which it is based and on of examples on which it is based and on how logical and careful the thinking is. how logical and careful the thinking is.
Read the two generalizations. Read the two generalizations. Decide which generalization Decide which generalization is valid. The other statement is valid. The other statement is faulty.is faulty.
A rain forest is almost A rain forest is almost alwaysalways hot and wet. hot and wet.
Animals in stories Animals in stories about the rain forest about the rain forest are are alwaysalways scary. scary.
Which generalization is valid?
The birds of the Amazon The birds of the Amazon rain forest rain forest usuallyusually prefer prefer the understory.the understory.
The understory of the The understory of the Amazon rain forest is Amazon rain forest is generallygenerally dark. dark.
Which generalization is valid?
UsuallyUsually authors who use authors who use animals as characters are animals as characters are only trying to entertain.only trying to entertain.
An author will An author will oftenoften use use animal characters in a animal characters in a story to teach something story to teach something important to people.important to people.
Which generalization is valid?
Cutting down one tree Cutting down one tree nevernever has an effect on has an effect on an ecosystem.an ecosystem.
Cutting down one tree Cutting down one tree effects effects allall the animals the animals that depend on the tree that depend on the tree for different reasons.for different reasons.
Which generalization is valid?