Direction words that increase higher order thinking skills Words that students will encounter on end of grade assessments in reading texts and throughout their pre secondary studies 1

 Recognize Power Verbs  Pronounce Power Verbs  Define Power Verbs  Visualize/Draw a graphic of Power Verbs  Write a sentence with the Power Verb  Students will be engaged!!! ****** Recent research tells us that we learn by visual cues!! 2

 identify represent increase  list accurate decrease  define depicts  describe create **POST POWER VERBS UP  summarize combine IN YOUR CLASS!!  explain assume  discuss differentiate  trace difference  predict contribute  interpret impact  analyze express  support aware  infer produce  formulate refer  criticize accumulate  compare except  evaluate illustrate  justify contain 3

 1 st - Place students in pairs (2) or groups of four (4). Group students by high and low.  2 nd -On cardstock paper type and paste EOG questions that contain power verbs. Put cards in brown envelopes and give each group a envelope. You will probably have at least 3 groups. 4

 3 rd - Each student chooses a card from the envelope, reads the EOC question, finds the power verb and then highlights the word. The student must answer the EOC question. Each group can be required to answer each EOC question and be prepared to share out in class during Vocabulary square share out time. It can be turned into a race when you set the timer on and give rewards.  4 th - Pass out to each student a pastel colored sheet of paper and have students to draw the  Vocabulary Square. At the top of the paper students will write the Power Verb and then create a vocabulary square that looks like this: ********** SEE SAMPLE –Draw a sample for your students and label each section! 5

 5 th - Students will Define the Power Verb, Write a sentence with the Power Verb, Draw a Picture of the Power Verb, Write a Synonym for the Power Verb.***To enhance higher order thinking skills- Each person in the group of four can have a responsibility. One can define, another can paraphrase the EOG question and so on….OR…It can be done individually in which each student completes a Vocabulary Square.  6 th -After completing the Vocabulary Square, each student in the group will share with one person in their group. Each partner will write down the other person’s Power Verb on their Vocabulary Square and go through the same process. Each student will walk away with two power verb words on their Vocabulary Square based on EOG and Content area questions!! 6

 7 th - Each group will present their Vocabulary Square Power Verbs to the class in a quick class whip-around. Each student will spend a maximum of 5-10 seconds presenting his/her word to the class.  YOU CAN ACTUALLY TURN THIS INTO A RACE GAME BY PLACING MORE INDEX CARDS INSIDE THE BAGS AND THE GROUP THAT CAN FIND THE MOST POWER VERBS AND CREATE THE VOCABULARY SQUARES WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD WINS THE COMPETITION. YOU CAN SET YOUR OWN RULES.  Use the Vocabulary Squares that the students create to build your word wall. When students encounter a word in the text or on the EOG assessment, add to the Power Verb list.  Question……..refer back to the word wall vocabulary squares. 7