E portfolio - reading inferring trinity
- 1. Inference detectives: Looking for clues Read the excerpts and write your inferences in the box below. Think about . . . • Who the character might be (old, young, sporty, brainy etc) • • What kind of person the character is (kind, thoughtful, nasty, selfish, etc) • • How the character is feeling at that moment and why • Where and when this action is taking place 1 Tom clenched his fists until the knuckles were white. He sighed deeply, stood up and stormed toward the door without saying another word. He opened the door and slammed it behind him. His ten team mates sat staring at each other in stunned silence. you can mostly tall he is angry at his team i think it is because he lost all the games and blaming it on his team the other reason is because he is a bit jealous that his team did everything and he did’t do nothing at all and maybe when he was chosen in a different group. 2 Hannah’s eyes grew as big as saucers and she began to clap her tiny hands together. As soon as the present was within reach, she grabbed it and began ripping off the paper. She was giggling and squealing with delight. maybe it is her birthday and she’s jumping with joy and really wants to open her present because maybe its something she really wanted or it is christmas and took it - attacked - open presents. 3 Fred hobbled toward the counter. He reached into his pocket and with a shaking hand pulled out his old leather wallet. As he got his money out, he noticed the picture of his wife Molly. All of a sudden his eyes became sad and after paying for his chocolate he quickly put his wallet back into his pocket. Thanking the shop assistant he left the shop and headed home for a lonely night in he really miss his wife and is going home eating chocolate and resting in bed all night long missing his wife molly and miss him like crazy.