A cartoon from the far side of Gary Larsen's wacky world provides an opportunity for critical thinkers to practice their skills distinguishing between observations and inferences. What fun.

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english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• The beauty of this resource is that the activity can be repeated with other Larson cartoons

Pros

• The activity models how quickly the brain interprets and draws inferences from images
• The practice set focuses attention of specific details that cause viewers to draw inferences
• The cartoon is sure to engage viewers

Cons

• None