Teacher reviews the inferencing poster with the students. Now let's look at page 20. Follow along as I read this page aloud. Teacher reads the page. Now see how I use clues in the story along with my prior knowledge to figure out what this part is about.
Teacher begins to think aloud.
First, I want to look for clues in the text. It says here that the sea forced its way out of his mouth, went back to its bed . . . I know that this type of bed isn't like the one I sleep on at night, so the author must be referring to the floor of the sea. I also know that if a boy disappears under water he must have drowned. By using the clues in the story and my prior knowledge I come to realize that the little boy is dead.