Write on!
Students highlight the "clue" words in a class discussion of a story rich with implied meanings. They then turn around and write a magical story of their own, 1-3 paragraphs long, scattering their clues to create implied meanings. See the Hats, boxes, magic, moon writing tasks and the student blog. Explain to students about 1. Show not Tell, 2. Using plenty of action and expressive verbs and 3. Using the senses to involve the reader.
OPTIONAL: After students have written their stories, the teacher and students can ask each other inferential questions about the stories, of the kind featured in the Reader Frame below.
OPTIONAL: After students have written their stories, the teacher and students can ask each other inferential questions about the stories, of the kind featured in the Reader Frame below.