Read the prompt carefully.
What is the first step?
Break it down into parts. Tell about each part.
What is Analyze
Every color of the rainbow!
What is Ms. Williams' favorite color?
Teach me or tell me. Show me the steps.
What is explain?
The key direction words/ verbs
What is what you should highlight or circle?
Using your own words.
What is how you should explain what the prompt is asking you to do?
Read between the lines. Find the hidden meaning.
What is infer?
Michael Jordan
What is the name of the person who invented Air Jordans?
To tell in advance that something will happen.
What is predict?
The directions or what you should be doing in this activity.
What is the prompt
The second part of the Unlock the Prompt protocol.
What is circle or highlight the key direction verbs and underline the important ideas?
Tell about it. Give details about it. Paint a picture with words.
What is to describe?
Dr. Clowers
What is the name of the principal of this school?
to teach or to show someone how to do something.
What is demonstrate?
Every time you have a writing prompt or activity.
What is when should you use the unlock the prompt protocol?
Describe, explain, infer, complete, compare, contrast
What are key direction verbs?
Tell the good and the bad. Judge it.
What is Evaluate?
A cartoon dog very popular with little kids.
What is Bluey?
Telling the most important parts of a text, in your own words, in a much shorter way.
What is to summarize?
To make, design or develop a project, product or piece.
What is to create?
To understand what the assignment is telling me to do.
What is the purpose of unlocking the prompt?
To back up the information. Prove.
What is support?
"I said it, I meant it and I'm here to represent it!"
What is something Ms. Nash would say?
To tell the similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
On a Reading test or activity, it's what you should read first.
What is the questions and/or the prompt?