Have you heard about the

12 POWERFUL WORDS???!!!

that increase test scores and help close the achievement gap? Well, here they are:

1) TRACE - list in steps (outline)

2) ANALYZE - break it down

3) INFER - read between the lines

4) EVALUATE - to judge

5) FORMULATE - build/create

6) DESCRIBE - tell all about it

7) SUPPORT - back it up

8) EXPLAIN - tell me why

9) SUMMARIZE - give me the short version

10) COMPARE - tells how they are alike

11) CONTRAST - tells how they are different

12) PREDICT - think about the future

12 MORE WORDS...

13) affect-to change or alter

14) effect-the end result

15) demonstrate-to show how to do something

16) conclude-to come to a final decision

17) calculate-to figure out; to determine; to plan out

18) emphasize-to stress a lot; to make important or stand out

19) classify-to group based on a similarity or common trait

20) interpret-to determine or figure out the meaning of something

21) perspective-viewpoint; usually associated with the narrator of a piece of writing(1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)

22) generalize-to state something that is true for MOST of a whole group; to infer something that applies to most or generally all parts of a group/thing

23) illustrate-to make something clear using pictures, words, or diagrams as examples

24) mention-to discuss or talk about briefly, quickly; to say once