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12 Powerful Words
12 Powerful Words to Increase Test Scores and Help Close the Achievement Gap: A Resource for Educators and Parents by Larry I. Bell
The 12 Powerful Words
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Word
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Short, "at-promise" student friendly phrases
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| 1. Trace |
List in steps |
| 2. Analyze |
Break apart |
| 3. Infer |
Read between the lines |
| 4. Evaluate |
Judge |
| 5. Formulate |
Create |
| 6. Describe |
Tell all about |
| 7. Support |
Back up with details |
| 8. Explain |
Tell how |
| 9. Summarize |
Give me the short version |
| 10. Compare |
All the ways they are alike |
| 11. Contrast |
All the ways they are different |
| 12. Predict |
What will happen next |
The Importance of the 12 Powerful Words
It is hard to difficult a question in any subject if you do not know what the question means or is asking!
- The goal -- has to be for every student to be "on friendly terms" and thoroughly familiar with these 12 powerful words.
- The 12 powerful words are universal -- these words are found in practically every subject area and on practically every grade level standardized test.
Activities Parents and Students Can Do Together at Home
| Talk about the words and review their meanings. |
Do some online activities together. |
| Quiz each other. |
Do a word search for the words in magazines and books. |
| Put them up on your refrigerator. |
Put one of the words with definition into your child's lunch each day. |
| Create a rap about the 12 Powerful Words. |
Have a discussion at the dinner table. |
| Make up a game using the 12 Powerful Words. |
Make up a simple song about the words. |
| Discuss a TV program using some of the 12 Powerful Words. |
Be creative, formulate some fun ways to play with the12 Powerful Words. |
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Great websites for the 12 Powerful Words:
Review and interactive quiz of the 12 Powerful Words: www.siatechabq.org/pwrwrds/index.htm
Cool online flashcards of the 12 Powerful Words: www.proprofs.com/flashcards/story.php
Interactive Crossword Puzzle of the 12 Powerful Words: www.owensboro.k12.ky.us/edtech/12words/puzzle.htm
Online quiz of the 12 Powerful Words: www.waynecountyschools.org/14982072514725760/lib/14982072514725760/12_Powerful_Words.htm
Concentration Game of the 12 Powerful Words:www.quia.com/mc/933473.html
Hangman Game of the 12 Powerful Words: www.quia.com/hm/265995.html
Powerpoint Presentation of the 12 Powerful Words with Audio: www.owensboro.k12.ky.us/edtech/12words/12words.htm