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Conclusions Generalizations
Review
How do you draw conclusions?
Drawing conclusions means making a
decision by putting together clues or
details.
Draw a Conclusion #1
Fact 1: Flowers in a flower bed are
uprooted and broken off.
Fact 2: A dog is running away from the
flower bed with petals stuck in its
collar.
Fact 3: The owner of the garden is
shouting after the dog.
Draw a Conclusion #1
The dog has destroyed the flower garden.
Draw a Conclusion #2
Fact 1: A hot water tank is sitting out by
the curb waiting for the garbage
truck.
Fact 2: Wet carpeting is sitting next to the
tank.
Fact 3: A box for a new hot water tank is
on the curb, too.
Draw a Conclusion #2
The hot water tank has broken and
flooded the floor.
Draw a Conclusion #3
Fact 1: The snow is melting.
Fact 2: Crocuses are blooming.
Fact 3: Geese are flying north.
Draw a Conclusion #3
It is spring.
What is a generalization?
A generalization is an inference that can
apply to more than one item or group.
Make a Generalization #1
Facts: I am afraid of spiders.
All my friends are afraid of spiders.
Possible generalization:
All _________ are afraid of spiders.
Possible generalization:
All _____ can fly.
Possible generalization:
All ______ need oxygen to survive.
Long, long ago, there was a man named Notkikad who worked
extremely hard to provide for his family. He cultivated his gardens
every year to be sure that there would be plenty of food, and he
always gave thanks each harvest to Tabaldak, the Master of Life.
Then one year, there was a late frost, and his crops died from
the cold. Undeterred, he planted again as he previously had, but the
land suffered a drought and his crops died of thirst. He planted a
third time, but it was so late in the season that the autumn cold
destroyed his plants.
Notkikad was very troubled and disturbed. Although his wife and
children had gathered some foods from the forest, it would not be
enough to see them through the winter. One autumn night, he made
a small fire and prayed to Tabaldak for help. Then he went to sleep,
and he dreamed. In his dream, Tabaldak came to him, telling him, “I
give you these special seeds, and a time in which to plant them,
Notkikad.”
How Indian Summer Came to Be
adapted from the traditional Abenaki Native American tale