Definitions
Tell me about it. Give details about it. Paint a picture with words.
What does it mean to FORMULATE?
Create. Put together. Develop an idea.
What does it mean to CITE?
Use specific quotes or details from a source.
If I'm trying to make a plan, which of the power words accurately depicts what I am doing?
Formulate, Trace, Summarize, or Explain
Formulate
Your best friend asks you how to make a tie dye t-shirt. You explain this process to your friend, making sure to list all of the steps in order. Which word best describes your explanation?
summarize, evaluate, organize, formulate
organize
What does it mean to EXPLAIN?
Teach me or show me. Tell me the steps.
What does it mean to DETERMINE?
Figure something out based on evidence.
What does it mean to INTERPRET?
Explain the meaning of something.
What are you doing if you provide the main idea and most important details of a text without giving your opinion?
Tracing, Contrasting, Summarizing, or Formulating
Summarizing
You are reading a novel about a young girl and her dog. After finishing a chapter, you decide that you should place a box of tissues next to you before starting the next chapter. What are you doing?
tracing, summarizing, explaining, predicting
predicting
What does it mean to COMPARE?
Tell all the ways they are the SAME.
What does it mean to PREDICT?
Hypothesize. Make an educated(SMART) guess about what could happen.
Outline. Explain the development. Follow or explain the path.
If we are reading between the lines and trying to find the hidden meaning of a passage, what are we doing?
Tracing, Inferring, Contrasting, or Explaining?
Inferring - Infer
You just listened to a podcast about why all sports activities should be banned in public schools. You strongly disagree and decide to write a letter to the creator of the podcast to share your opposing views. You relisten to the podcast to review the points used by the speaker to make his argument so that you can refute each one. What are you doing?
tracing, describing, inferring, analyzing
tracing
What does it mean to CONTRAST?
Tell all the ways they are DIFFERENT
What does it mean to ANALYZE?
Break it down into parts. Tell about the parts.
What does it mean to SUMMARIZE?
Tell the Main Idea. Tell the beginning, middle, and end.
You are asked to read two poems and find the similarities between them. What are you doing?
Comparing
While reading, you encounter a word that you don't know. Fortunately, you find several context clues in the sentence that help you to determine the meaning of the word. Which power word applies to this situation?
identify, predict, summarize, formulate
identify
What does it mean to SUPPORT?
Back up the information. Prove and provide evidence.
What does it mean to EVALUATE?
Tell the good and the bad about it. Judge the value or strength of something.
Read between the lines. What is the hidden meaning?
You read a story about how scientists created a new type of robot that can peel oranges. You have to then tell you're peers the good and bad about this new creation and judge it. What are you doing?
Evaluating
A toy company owner examines a bar chart tracking the number of sales of different products in one month. She determines that rubber ducks had the highest sales at 150 units sold. Which word applies?
summarize, interpret, support, formulate
interpret