Making and Justifying Inferences - After the High Tide

After the High Tide! by Dawn McMillan (Gold)

WALT make and justify inferences SC: I am beginning to link implicit information from the text to make an inference I can use explicit language from the text to justify inferences I can identify and describe what the author wanted me to feel, think about or see in the text

Answer the following questions using full answer.

Why does Cody have an artificial leg?

Cody has an artificial leg because he was in car crash

Why do you think Theo’s Dad was going fishing too?

because he

Why do you think Cody wanted to keep the trip a secret?

so he can spise him

Did the lucky chair help Theo catch the fish?  Why?

yes because when the dad said “Time to go home now” and then he cached a fish

Are these statements true or false? Theo wanted to play football too.                                                             True/False It is a good time to go fishing when the tide is out.                                  True/False Theo’s Dad doesn’t like fishing.                                                                True/False Cody and Theo have known each other since they were 4 years old.     True/False

Use the dictionary app to find the meaning of the following words:
comfortable (pg 19)	good feeling
amazement (pg 20)	amazed by entertainment
artificial (pg 2)	fake; imitation
injured (pg 2)	cause harm of any kind