Cirque Du Freak - Lesson 1 - Infer and Deduce PowerPoint

In the first lesson of an English teaching resource focused on "Cirque Du Freak" by Darren Shan, students are introduced to the critical skills of inference and deduction. The PowerPoint presentation begins by providing a glossary of key terms, including 'infer', 'deduce', 'point', 'evidence', 'explain', 'author', 'annotation', 'character', 'Cirque du Freak', and 'assessment'. Students are then challenged to apply their understanding by providing examples for 'author' and 'character'. The lesson encourages engagement through a 'THINK PAIR SHARE' activity, where students must find dictionary definitions of 'infer' and 'deduce' and come up with two examples of each.

Following the introductory activities, the lesson offers a model example to illustrate inference and deduction in practice. The example describes a firework display set in London with a large crowd gathering on a cold night, suggesting it might be New Year's Eve. The task then prompts students to apply these skills by examining a series of images, discussing their thoughts, and recording their own inferences and deductions. Further exploration involves looking at the front cover of the novel "Cirque Du Freak" and considering elements such as colour, title, pictures, and font to infer and deduce information about the book. The lesson concludes with a reflective moment, asking students to consider what they have learned about inference and deduction.