Lesson Plan

• Identify explicit statements in a text and restate them concisely.
• Use context clues to infer implicit meanings and justify each inference.
• Compare explicit and implicit meanings within a passage using a structured table.
• Apply appropriate terminology (explicit, implicit, inference) in written responses.
• Evaluate the quality of inferences against the assessment criteria.

• Projector or interactive whiteboard
• Printed worksheets with excerpts and tables
• Highlighters (different colours)
• Pens/pencils
• Whiteboard and markers
• Laptop for teacher demonstration

Begin with a quick video clip of a rainy street scene, asking students what they can see and feel. Recall previous work on identifying factual information versus inferred ideas. Explain that today they will learn to separate explicit statements from the deeper meanings authors embed, and they will be assessed on accurate identification and supported inference.

1. Do‑now (5’) – Students write one explicit fact and one inferred idea from a displayed sentence.
2. Mini‑lecture (10’) – Define explicit, implicit, context clues, inference; show quick reference table.
3. Guided practice (12’) – Whole‑class analysis of a short excerpt, filling a two‑column table together.
4. Independent practice (15’) – Students complete Task 1 and Task 2 on a new excerpt using worksheets.
5. Collaborative activity (10’) – Pairs exchange work, compare tables, and discuss reasoning.
6. Check for understanding (5’) – Quick quiz (exit ticket) where learners label statements as explicit or implicit.

Summarise how explicit statements provide the factual backbone while inferences add depth to interpretation. Students complete an exit ticket labeling a new sentence, reinforcing the skill. For homework, they will select a paragraph from their reading log and complete a full explicit‑implicit analysis.