Author Study: Improving Reading Comprehension Using Inference and Comparison
In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students review several texts by one illustrator/author, practice making inferences about that author, and then check their inferences against the author's biography. http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=906
School Space: An Analysis of Map Perceptions
In this lesson, students analyze sketch maps produced by different people on the basis of their mental maps. Students then draw inferences about the factors that influence perceptions of places. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/02/g68/space.html
A Museum as Time Capsule
Through this activity, students will be able to develop visual literacy skills and specifically make defensible inferences based on observation of perceived evidence. http://www.askasia.org/teachers/lessons/plan.php?no=55