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Hmmmm.....
By maryteach

I don't know what the GRASP model is. Could you help me out with that?

Inferencing suggests reading to me. What I mean is, the better a kid reads, the more inferencing they're asked to do. It is taught so naturally
in reading that I think I would do a reading lesson, rather than have them write something. I think that I would look for something to do in a lit. circle. Could it be as simple as you writing good questions for a YA/children's novel? Then you could have the plan be that they'll write their own questions, and bring them to group. Then kids answer each other's questions. You could

also have them write their questions on butcher paper, one question per sheet, and you tack them up around the room. Then the kids walk around with markers and answer the questions. This is called a silent discussion. Then you have an out-loud discussion about them. You could teach Bloom's Tax to the kids. I do, and I have a Bloom's poster in my room, and when they write the questions, they refer to the poster. I'm thinking that even if the assignment is to have the kids write something, this covers it.

If you would like examples of books that feature lots of inferencing, and the questions I have for them, I would be happy to share some (I write my own novel curriculums). I make my kids make inferences all the time.

I also don't know what the Backwards Design model is. Is that backwards planning? If you're interested, let me know, and I'm sure we can adapt it.