Monday, February 18, 2013

Larry Bell's Power Words

Larry Bell is a motivational speaker, known in education for his twelve Power Words.  It is believed that these twelve words are an important part of anyone's vocabulary.  In order to expose our kids to these core words, I created a display case with a different word and it's definition each day.  Once each word had been displayed, the rotation starts over again.


If you would like to refresh your memory on these twelve words, feel free to use the information below:
Power Word
Definition
trace
outline, list in steps, or follow the path
analyze
break it into parts, tell about the parts
infer
read between the lines; what is the hidden meaning?
evaluate
judge it, tell the good and the bad
formulate
create, put together
describe
tell about, paint a picture with words
support
back it up or prove it with details
explain
teach me or show me, tell me the steps
summarize
tell the main idea, tell the beginning, middle, and end
compare
tell all the ways they are the same
contrast
tell all the ways they are different
predict
What will happen next?


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