12 power words

Analyze

• to tell a story

• break it down into parts

• back it up with information

• tell how they are the same or alike

infer

• Hypothesize, make an educated guess

• tell the good and the bad

• read between the lines, what is the hidden meaning

• break it down into parts

summarize

• tell the beginning, middle and end

• create or design

• teach me or show me

• outline. explain how it was developed

predict

• tell the good and the bad

• tell the ways they are different

• tell me about it

• hypothesize, make an educated guess

evaluate

• tell the good and bad. Judge it

• back it up with information

• tell the ways they are alike

• create or design

support

• back up the information. Prove it

• tell the ways they are the same

• tell the ways they are different

• create or design

compare

• tell the ways they are the same or alike

• outline. explain how it was developed

• break it sown into part

• read between the lines

trace

• outline. explain how it was developed

• create or design it

• tell the ways they are different

• hypothesize. make an educated guess

describe

• tell me about it. give details

• tell the good and the bad

• tell the main idea

• outline. explain how it was developed

explain

• teach me or show me. tell the steps

• tell the ways it is different

• back it up with information

• tell the main idea