12 powerful words · 2017. 4. 4. · what do we mean by powerful words? these are the words that...
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12 Powerful Words Increase Test Scores and Help Close
the Achievement Gap
Objectives
Teachers will familiarize themselves with
the 12 Powerful words.
Teachers will create assessment questions
using the 12 powerful words.
12 Powerful Words Rap
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What do we mean by powerful words?
These are the words that stump students
when they take standardized tests.
Students may feel intimidated or confused
by these words causing them to answer a
question incorrectly when they know the
answer.
12 Powerful Words Help all students:
To better understand what each
question means
To become familiar with words that
require higher order thinking skills
To relieve test anxiety
To achieve better on tests
What can you do as a teacher?
Model these words in the classroom through
questioning techniques.
Ask students to use the words in their written
responses.
Include these words in classroom assignments
to make students more familiar with them.
Have students make up their own questions
utilizing these words.
Imbed direct instruction of these words on a
regular basis.
Trace
List in 1, 2, 3 order
List in steps
Sequence
Example: Using the paragraph, trace the
steps of cell mitosis.
Analyze
Break apart
Think through
Break into pieces
Look deep into it
Example: Which of the following analyzes
how the author used personification?
Infer
Read between the lines
Take what you know plus context clues
What do you think?
Example: After reading the speech, make
an inference about why it was titled “Ain’t
I A Woman”?
Evaluate
Judge its worth
What’s good what’s bad
Example: Evaluate the value of x in this
equation.
Formulate
Come up with
Plan
Create
Construct
Example: Formulate an opinion about this
issue and express it in a short paragraph.
Describe
Tell in your own words
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Example: Which of the following best
describes the author’s mood?
Support
Back up with details
Tell why
How do you know?
Give evidence
Example: Which of the following
sentences best supports the main
idea.
Explain
Tell how
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Example: Based on this paragraph,
explain how viruses spread from one
person to another.
Summarize
Give me the short version
Retell the key points
Example: Which of the following best
summarizes the story?
Compare
How are they the same
Alike
Example: Compare the government of
Great Britain to the government of the
United States.
Contrast
How are they different?
Example: Contrast the government of the
United States and Cuba.
Predict
What will happen next
What will happen in the
future?
Conclude
Example: In a short paragraph,
predict how the story will end.
Resources 12 Powerful Words (and quiz)
12 Powerful Words Flashcards
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Larry Bell Presentation
12 Powerful Words Posters
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