Power Verb Definitions

What does the word "justify" mean?

• Draw a picture

• Explain and provide reasons

• Create a story 

• Ask a question

When you "cite" a source, what are you doing?

• Writing a summary

• Copying someone else's work without permission

• Giving credit to the original source

• Making up information

How do you "support" your argument?

• Keep your ideas secret

• Use evidence and examples to back up your points 

• Change your opinion often

•  Repeat the same thing over and over

How can you "distinguish" between two things?

• Mix them together

• Show their similarities

• Tell them apart or recognize differences

• Ignore the differences

 What does "paraphrase" mean?

• Copying word for word

• Expressing someone else's idea in your own words 

• Making up stories

• Ignoring the original source

What do you do when you "determine" something?

• Guess randomly

• Decide without thinking

• Analyze and figure out

• Copy from a friend

What does it mean to "develop" an idea?

• Keep it short and simple

• Avoid talking about it

• Elaborate and expand on it

• Forget about it

When you "argue" a point, what are you doing?

• Shouting at someone

• Presenting reasons and evidence to support your view

• Ignoring the topic

• Agreeing with everything

 What's the difference between "contrast" and "compare"?

• They mean the same thing

• Contrast focuses on differences, compare focuses on similarities

•  Contrast focuses on similarities, compare focuses on differences 

• They're both about finding differences

What does it mean to "analyze" information?

• Ignore it

• Break it down and examine its parts 

       closely 

• Make up your own facts

• Use it without understanding