Instructional Verbs Part 1
In order to describe something, you must give... _____________.
Details
To give the meaning of a word or phrase is to...
Define
The location in which a story takes place
Setting
A complete thought that has a capital letter, a noun, verb, and period.
Sentence
The word reveal means...?
To show
Telling how something works or why it happens is called...
Explain or Explaining
To give a short version of the main points is called...
Summarize/summarizing
Conversation that happens between characters
Dialogue
An excerpt or section of a story
Passage
The word highlight means
To draw attention to
Compare shows similarities, contrast shows differences.
How many things must you have in order to compare/contrast?
Two or more
A sentence that state the answer to the question, or the opinion of the author.
Claim
The word emphasize means to
draw significant attention to
What verb means to judge how good or bad something is?
Evaluate
When you break something down and look at each part is called
Analyze/Analyzing
Opposite of protagonist, the antagonist is usually considered to be the...?
Bad guy
This is needed to prove a claim
text evidence
to create over time
To justify an answer, you must...
give reasons to support the claim.
To address all sides or points of view is called...
Discuss or Discussing
The lens through which a story is told.
Point of View
The part of a paragraph that justifies how the evidence supports the claim.
Reasoning
The word contribute means
to assist or help