12 power words

Evaluate means to

• back it up and prove it with details

• teach me or show me the steps

• tell the good and the bad

• create, put together

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Trace means to

• teach me or show me the steps

• outline, list in steps

• break into parts

• What will happen next?

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Compare means to

• Tell all the ways they are different

• tell the main idea

• judge it, tell the good and the bad

• Tell all the ways they are the same

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Tell all the ways they are different

• infer

• contrast

• analyze

• compare

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What will happen next?

• predict

• infer

• summarize

• formulate

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

Tell the main idea, tell the beginning, middle, and end

• analyze

• support

• explain

• summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Back it up or prove it with details

• summarize

• analyze

• support

• describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Explain means to

• outline, list in steps

• create, put together

• break into parts, tell about the parts

• teach me or show me the steps

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Describe means

• back it up or prove it with details

• create, put together

• outline, list in steps, or follow the path

• tell about, paint a picture with words

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

read between the lines, what is the hidden meaning

• formulate

• predict

• infer

• describe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4