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My Background Knowledge I know a lot about …
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The AUTHOR says
it DIRECTLY.
I have to make an
INFERENCE.
In the Text
In My Head
I have to use clues
from the text and my
background knowledge...
It says it
right here. I can see those
words.
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all d
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in t
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sign
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mea
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Exte
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An
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ide
(M
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or
dis
agre
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a p
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ab
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lear
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fro
m r
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the
text
.
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g: R
efl
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on
th
e ch
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mad
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g. P
rovi
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an
exp
lan
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n u
sin
g te
xt e
vid
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to
su
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wh
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er t
he
cho
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you
mad
e p
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r to
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as c
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or
inco
rre
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rite
a b
rief
su
mm
ary/
refl
ecti
on
ab
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clu
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s yo
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Wh
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as m
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W
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was
my
cho
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inco
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Ad
apte
d f
rom
: Kel
ley,
M.J
., &
Cla
use
n-G
race
, N. (
20
07
). L
ayin
g th
e F
ou
nd
atio
n f
or
the
Met
aco
gnit
ive
Teac
hin
g Fr
amew
ork
. In
Co
mp
reh
ensi
on
Sh
ou
ldn
't B
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len
t (p
p. 2
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ark,
DE:
Inte
rnat
ion
al R
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ing
Ass
oci
atio
n. D
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elm
eyer
, F. A
.& B
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urn
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