12 Powerful

Words

*TRACE~ List in

order

12 Powerful Words #1

Follow

Sequence

sketch

Outline

What are some synonyms for TRACE?

copy

draw

TRACE the path of Billy from his front door to his friends.

I finally found you!

What took you so long?

If you could TRACE a drop of water from a cloud through the water cycle, where would it go before entering the water filtration plant?

TRACE the events in your day between waking up and going to bed.

12 Powerful Words #2

*INFER~ read between the lines

Figure out

suppose

guess

conclude

What are some

synonyms For

Infer?

assume

speculate

What inference can you make about why the children are standing there?

I see…..

I know….

I infer…

What can you INFER from this picture?

I see…..

I know….

I infer…

For many years, students had to bring their lunches to school with them. About 20-30 years ago, public schools began serving food prepared in the cafeteria. Parents and teachers believed that students should have hot, healthy food, not cold packed lunches. So the cafeteria was seen as a way of giving students nutritious food for lunch.

Today many parents are protesting the kind of food served in cafeterias. They say that the food is overcooked. They say that all the vitamins and minerals are gone. They also say that cafeterias do not serve enough fresh fruit and vegetables.

Based on the reading, which can we infer?

1. It is difficult to prepare good meals in school cafeterias.

2. Some parents are never happy. 3. Parents are concerned about nutrition for their children.

12 Powerful Words #3

*FORMULATE~ Create or make a

plan

design

Put together

invent

What are some synonyms for formulate?

create

make

prepare

Pablo Picasso formulated paintings during his cubism style

by putting together…

* many different colors

* different geometric

shapes

* objects from nature

Formulate a plan for dropping an egg from the roof of the school without breaking it.

Formulate a response to the following quote:

Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.

~Oscar Wilde

12 Powerful Words #4

*EVALUATE~ judge the worth

determine

assess

judge

appraise

What are

some synony

ms for

Evaluate?

estimate

Evaluate and discuss the importance of the following objects.

Evaluate this argument. Tell whether or not you think it is a reasonable

excuse and why.

I couldn’t do my homework last night because I was too tired after I got home from the mall and going out to dinner.

12 Powerful Words #5

*ANALYZE~ break apart

to study

examine

What are some synonyms

for Analyze?

investigateconsider

explore

Analyze the following two dinners. Which one is healthier? Why?

Dinner #2Dinner #1

Analyze the story with the Quartering the Story graphic organizer

Once upon a time there were two friends who lived in a palace with their families, who worked in service of the King. One of these boys knew a girl he liked so much that he wanted to give her a present.

One day, he was walking with his friend in the main palace hall, and he saw a big vase filled with the loveliest flowers you could imagine. He decided to take one to give to the girl, thinking that no one would see him do so. He did the same thing the next day, and the next, and the next... until, one day, the King noticed how few flowers were left in the vase. He was so angry that he called everyone in the palace to assemble.

When they were all before the King, the boy thought he should say it had been him who took the flowers. However, his friend told him to be quiet, because the King would be terribly angry with him. The boy was paralysed with fear, but when the King came near he decided to confess.

As soon as the boy said that he had done it, the King went red with anger, but on hearing what the boy had done with the flowers, a smile appeared on the King's face, and he said,

"I couldn't have thought of a better use for my flowers."And, from that day, the boy and the King became great friends. They

went to the vase and took two of those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the other for the Queen.

12 Powerful Words #6

*DESCRIBE~ tell in your own

words

explain

characterize

What are some

synonyms for

Describe?

express

make clear

tell

Of the two hats below, describe which hat appeals to you the

most.

Describe Chewning Middle School in 5 sentences

12 Powerful Words #7

*EXPLAIN~ tell

how

give details

Make clear

tell about

describe

What are some synonyms for Explain?

clarify

Explain the significance of a red light.

Draw a picture to explain the meaning of the word exuberant.

12 Powerful Words #8

*SUPPORT~ tell why

Giveexamples

helpjustify

Back up

What are some synonyms for Support?

defend

What details support the idea that these two girls are not getting along?

What supporting details would you use to write a paragraph on wearing

school uniforms?

12 Powerful Words #9

*SUMMARIZE~ to tell the main

point

review

retell

recap Sum up

What are some synonyms for summarize?

go overmain points

Summarize the following poem in 1 word.

Messy Room by Shel Silverstein

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!His underwear is hanging on the lamp.His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.His workbook is wedged in the window,His sweater's been thrown on the floor.His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.His books are all jammed in the closet,His vest has been left in the hall.A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.Whosever room this is should be ashamed!Donald or Robert or Willie or--Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,I knew it looked familiar!

Using the technique, SWBS, summarize the following comic strip.

12 Powerful Words #10

*COMPARE~ tell how alike

Put side by side

match

relate show

similarities

What are some

synonyms for

compare?

Compare dogs to cats. In what ways are they similar?

Compare yourself to the main character of the novel we read in class. Create a list of your similarities.

12 Powerful Words #11

*CONTRAST~tell how different

dissimilar

show differences

opposite

disagree

What are some

synonyms for

contrast?

Contrast an apple and an orange. List 3 differences.

Contrast yourself to the main character of the novel we read in class. Create a list of your differences.

12 Powerful Words #12

*PREDICT~ think about what

will happen before it happens

guess think ahead

assume suppose

What are some

synonyms for

predict?expectimagine

Based on the pictures below, predict what you think the story will be about.

Read the story and check to see how close your prediction was to the actual story.

Once upon a time there lived a young frog who often sat upon a very soft lily pad. His name was Sniffy. Probably because he liked flowers. One day, Sniffy was scrubbing his toes in the pond. He felt something moving in the water! Phew! It was his friend, Fluffy, a small fish from just up the pond. She giggled. Fluffy had good news. She heard there were giant flowers on the other side of the pond! Sniffy could hardly wait! He packed a nutritious lunch and they set off to smell the flowers. They swam. And swam. They encountered a storm. A very large bird stole their nutritious lunch. Sniffy and Fluffy were beginning to think they would never see any giant flowers... ...when they realized they were at the other side of the pond! The flowers were huge! Sniffy was so happy! Fluffy was feeling a little left out because she couldn't smell the flowers from the water. Sniffy brought the flowers to the water for Fluffy. That day Fluffy felt very lucky to have a friend like Sniffy. The End.

Predict what career you will have as an adult.