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12 Powerful Words Increase T est Scores and Help Close the Achievement Gap Objectives T eachers will familiarize themselves with the 12 Powerful words. T eachers will create assessment questions using the 12 powerful words. 12

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12 Powerful Words

Increase T est Scores and Help Close the Achievement Gap

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Objectives

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eachers will familiarize themselves with the 12 Powerful words.

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eachers will create assessment questions using the 12 powerful words.

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12 Powerful Words Rap

 http://www.schooltube.com/video/7b917d

095d843e7c9224/

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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.

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12 12 Po Power erful ful Wor

ds

Help all students:

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better understand what each

question means

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become familiar with words that

require higher order thinking skills

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relieve test anxiety

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achieve better on tests

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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.

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Trace

 List in 1, 2, 3 order  List in steps  Sequence  Example: Using the paragraph, trace the

steps of cell mitosis.

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Analyze

 Break apart  Think through  Break into pieces  Look deep into it  Example: Which of the following analyzes

how the author used personification?

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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”?

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Evaluate

 Judge its worth  What’s good what’s bad  Example: Evaluate the value of x in this

equation.

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Formulate

 Come up with  Plan  Create  Construct  Example: Formulate an opinion about this

issue and express it in a short paragraph.

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Describe

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ell in your own words

 Who, What, When, Where, Why, How  Example: Which of the following best

describes the author’s mood?

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Support

 Back up with details  T

ell why

 How do you know?  Give evidence  Example: Which of the following

sentences best supports the main idea.

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Explain

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ell how

 Who, What, When, Where, Why, How  Example: Based on this paragraph,

explain how viruses spread from one person to another.

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Summarize

 Give me the short version  Retell the key points  Example: Which of the following best

summarizes the story?

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Compare

 How are they the same  Alike  Example: Compare the government of

Great Britain to the government of the United States.

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Contrast

 How are they different?  Example: Contrast the government of the

United States and Cuba.

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Predict

 What will happen next  What will happen in the

future?

 Conclude  Example: In a short paragraph,

predict how the story will end.

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Resources

 12 Powerful Words (and quiz)  12 Powerful Words Flashcards  12 Powerful Words Flashcards  12 Powerful Words Printable Flashcards  Larry Bell Presentation  12 Powerful Words Posters  lms.lps.libguides.com/content.php?pid=278906&sid=2654014