12 Powerful Words

~ List in order

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.

~ read between the lines

Figure out suppose guess conclude What are some synonyms For Infer? assume speculate

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 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.

~ Create or make a plan

design Put together invent What are some synonyms for formulate? create make prepare

* 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.

Be yourself, everyone else is already taken. ~Oscar Wilde

~ judge the worth

determine assess judge appraise What are some synonyms for Evaluate? estimate

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.

~ break apart

to study examine What are some synonyms for Analyze? investigate consider explore

Dinner #2 Dinner #1

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.

~ tell in your own words

explain characterize What are some synonyms for Describe? express make clear tell

~ 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.

~ tell why

Give examples help justify 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?

~ to tell the main point

review retell recap Sum up What are some synonyms for summarize? go over main 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.

~ 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.

~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.

~ think about what will happen before it happens

guess think ahead assume suppose What are some synonyms for predict? expect imagine

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.