12 Powerful Words and UNRAAVEL for Reading and for Math are strategies that help students understand what they are reading and how to solve problems.
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12 Powerful Words |
| Trace -- list in steps; outline |
| Analyze -- break apart |
| Infer -- read between the lines |
| Evaluate -- to judge |
| Formulate -- create and build |
| Support -- back up with details |
| Explain -- tell how |
| Compare -- tell all the ways they are alike |
| Contrast -- tell all the ways they are different |
| Describe -- tell all about |
| Predict -- what will happen next |
| Summarize -- give me the short version |
UNRAAVEL for Reading |
|
U |
nderline the title. |
N |
ow predict the passage. |
R |
un through and number the paragraphs and sentences. |
A |
re you reading the questions? |
A |
re the important words circled? |
V |
enture (READ) through the passage. |
E |
liminate the obviously silly and wrong answers. |
L |
et the questions be answered and write the paragraph and sentence number where you found the answer next to the question. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK! |
UNRAAVEL for Math |
|
U |
nderline the question. |
N |
ow predict what you think you need to do to solve the problem. |
R |
ead the word problem. |
A |
re the important words circled (especially clue words)? |
A |
pply the steps you chose to solve the problem. |
V |
erify your answer (is it reasonable: does it make sense). |
E |
liminate the wrong answers. |
L |
et the answer stay or rework the problem. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK! |