1. Twelve Words
That Make A Difference

2. Analyze Take it apart Chunk it Think about the small chunks Decompose
Look deep into it
Break it down!

3. Infer Read between the lines Figure it out
Take what you know plus context clues
Be a detective
Make a mental leap

4. Evaluate
Judge
What’s good; what’s bad
Tell me the good and the bad.

5. Formulate Create Decide Come up with Figure Out Build Construct
Put it all together

6. Describe 5 W’s and the H At lease 3 sentences for 5W’s and an H
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
At lease 3 sentences for 5W’s and an H
5 sentences for gifted kids

7. Support
Back it up!
Prove it!
Tell why!
Give reasons!

8. Explain 5 W’s and the H At lease 3 sentences for 5W’s and an H
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
At lease 3 sentences for 5W’s and an H
5 sentences for gifted kids

9. Summarize Retell the KEY points Short version Give me the commercial
Just the fact, ma’am
Hit the high points
Shuck it all down to the Cobb County School District
Give reasons why things happen

10. Compare
Find the similarities
What is the same?

11. Contrast
Find the differences
What is different?

12. Predict Forecast Educated guess Conclude Look into the future
What will happen next?

13. Based on strategies for helping students be successful presented by:
Larry Bell
Multicultural America, Inc.