1. Exit Ticket Today’s learning target is: I can identify the meanings of higher level verbs that I will be using this year. 1.Why is it important to elaborate your answers on your homework log?

2. Monday Announcements New homework logs due FRIDAY SSR books do not go home If you check out a book to take home, please sign the black binder If you are absent, please go the make-up station and only take the assignments that DO NOT have an “H” on them and ask your study buddy for help.

3. Study Buddy Find someone in the class that is… -Here everyday ( or almost every day) -Reliable -Good at explaining things -Patient

4. Interactive Notebook Table of Contents Higher Level Verbs Notes 1 Reading Strategies Notes Higher Level Verb Notes 2 Setting and character Notes Higher Level Verbs 3 Conflict Notes Higher Level Verbs 4

5. Word DefinitionTeacher’s Sentence Your Sentence Your Picture

6. Higher Level Thinking Vocabulary Review Ms. Halem & Ms. Kopstien 7 th Grade

7. Describe: To give details about something I can describe my favorite summer activity.

8. Identify: To point out I can identify which student got the best answer on the test.

9. Explain: To help make sense of something I can explain to a 6 th grader the difference between a black day and a gold day.

10. Infer : To make a guess based on clues I could infer that my mom was mad at me by the way she looked at me.

11. Develop : To change or grow The caterpillar developed into a beautiful butterfly.

12. Evaluate: To judge I can evaluate my writing with a rubric every two weeks.

13. Compare/Contrast: Compare- how two things are the same Contrast- how two things are different I can compare elementary school to middle school.

14. Justify: To give reasons to support something I can justify why we shouldn’t have school uniforms.

15. Outline: To make something shorter by only focusing on the important details. I can outline my first day of school.

16. Summarize: To make something shorter by only focusing on the important details. I can summarize what I read today for SSR.

17. Predict: to guess or anticipate. I can predict it will rain today based on the clouds.

18. Conclude: to wrap up or finish I can conclude what will happen to the characters after a movie ends.

19. Interpret: to find understanding My mom does not speak English so I had to interpret for her what my teacher was saying.

20. Elaborate: To give more details or information I had to elaborate my reason for not liking school uniforms.

21. Analyze: to take something apart and study the pieces. I can analyze a conflict in a story.

22. Distinguish: To tell the difference I can distinguish my teacher’s voice from all of the other voices in the hallway.

23. The End Ms. Halem & Ms. Kopstein Higher Thinking Vocabulary Review