12 Power Words!

break it down into parts; tell about the parts

• analyze

• trace

• compare

• describe

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

tell the good and the bad; judge it

• evaluate

• analyze

• summarize

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

tell me about it; give details about it; paint a picture with words; use details and sensory images

• describe

• support

• infer

• explain

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

read between the lines; make an educated guess; find the hidden meaning

• support

• describe

• formulate

• infer

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

back up the information; prove it; provide evidence

• compare

• trace

• analyze

• support

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

teach me or show me; tell the steps

• explain

• support

• describe

• formulate

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

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

• contrast

• summarize

• compare

• infer

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

tell all the ways they are the same; point out the similarities

• evaluate

• explain

• compare

• support

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

tell all the ways they are different; point out the differences

• formulate

• evaluate

• summarize

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

hypothesize; use text evidence and logical reasoning to determine what might happen next

• predict

• contrast

• evaluate

• analyze

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D