12 words every student should know
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12 Words Every Student Should Know. That’s right, every student. Yes, even you there, in the blue shirt. Analyze. to break down or take apart in order to study. If I could just take a closer look at this cheese to find out what makes it so wonderful!. Compare. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
12 Words Every Student Should Know
That’s right, every student. Yes, even you there, in the blue shirt.
Analyzeto break down or take apart in order to study
If I could just take a closer look at this cheese to find out what makes it so wonderful!
Compareto state how two or more things
are similarThey are both fruit, and roundish
Contrastto state how two or more items are
different
Hmmm… one has glasses and a nose, the other does not
Describeto tell about something in detail
Let’s see, this flower will be red, with 4 petals, and a 6 inch stem. There will be 3 leaves, and…
Evaluateto examine or judge carefully
…but does this cheese meet the high quality our customers expect?
Explainto tell more about something;
answers the question how or why
You need to know how to use fractions for cooking, construction, architecture. The list goes on and on!
Why do I have to learn about fractions?
Formulateto come up with or put together an
idea, plan or explanation
How to take over the world…I must come up with a plan!!
InferTo conclude something that is
suggested be stated information; using clues to “read between the line” I bought a cake,
balloons, my I-pod is charged so we can listen to music and dance….
I guess you are having a party, huh?
Predictto state what you think will happen
Looking at the weather reports, I think you will have a great beach vacation!
Summarizeto rephrase in a concise manner;
briefly retell in your own wordsOk Bobby, tell me about the book you are reading. Remember, I don’t need to know everything, just the important parts.
Supportto give details, reasons and/or
examples to prove your answer Hmmm, the length of the skid mark proves that the driver DID try to stop.
Traceto tell about an event or process in
chronological order
The first step is to lay out the cheese, then press out the extra moisture. After that is done, you let the cheese dry…..