POWERFUL WORDS
WORD Short, friendly phrases Picture
Step 1
1. Trace List in steps, follow the path, take from Step 2
beginning to the end Step 3
2. Analyze Break it down, Look at the parts
3. Infer Read between the lines, educated guess, D
use the clues A
E
R
4. Evaluate Judge it, tell pros and cons
5. Formulate Create, build, come up with an idea
Who, What, When, Where, Why
6. Describe Tell ALL about it, 5W & H and how
7. Support Back it up with details or examples, give
evidence
8. Explain Tell how, tell your thinking 5W & H Who, What, Where,
When, Why, & How
9. Summarize Give me the short version, tell it in your
own words, main points
“Shuck it Down to the Cob!”
10. Compare Tell ALL the ways they are alike, similar
11. Contrast Tell ALL the ways they are different
12. Predict Tell what will happen next, look into the
future and tell your opinion of what will
come next