Grissom Middle School Cycle 2

 Definition:  To draw a conclusion after considering specific evidence or facts  Sentence(s): infer  Students can infer from the materials on their desks that they are doing an experiment today. You can infer how popular a celebrity is by____. How might you infer that someone had looked through your locker?

 Definition:  A conclusion drawn by reasoning from facts and evidence  Sentence(s): inference  When Sean didn’t attend the audition, we made the inference that he didn’t’ want to be in the play. Can you think back to any inferences you have made in school recently? If a classmate is not at school and was not feeling well the day before, what could you infer?

 Definition:  To draw a conclusion without certain knowledge; suppose  Sentence(s): surmise  I surmise that we will go on vacation this year, but my parents haven’t said anything yet. When you surmise, you don’t have the specific evidence or facts as when you infer. What can you surmise that we will do in class next week?

 Definition:  To think about deeply and seriously  Sentence(s): contemplate  The teacher will contemplate the students’ suggestions. What kind of things do people contemplate?

 Definition:  To have something as a necessary part; Include  To bring into a situation  Sentence(s): involve  Winning the championship will involve beating every team. involves  Out teacher involves parents as guest speakers on Occupation Day.

 Definition:  To keep or leave something or someone out.  Sentence(s): exclude  We exclude some jobs on Occupation Day because we can’t include everything. It is rude to exclude ____ from _____.

 Definition:  To leave out; not include  Sentence(s): omit  Let’s not omit a single event when we describe our fantastic vacation. What would you omit from a description of a vacation you may have gone on?

 Definition:  Something that is left out, removed, or not done  Sentence(s): omission  It was an omission to not give credit to everyone who worked on the project. An omission may have positive and negative results. Think about unnecessary details in a report – make it more clear. An omission of an ingredient for a recipe would result in a poor tasting dish.

 Definition:  The first of two things mentioned  Sentence(s): former  Between the first grade teacher and the fifth grade teacher, the former has been teaching longer. If I had the choice to ____ or to ____, I would choose the former.

 Definition:  Having to do with the past; previous  Sentence(s): former  The former principal of our school returned to receive an award. A former ___ of mine that I admire is ___. Some of my former teachers are _______.

 Definition:  The second of two things mentioned  Sentence(s): latter  We will visit a museum and an aquarium, but we are more excited about the latter because we love fish! Between the Lions and the Tigers, I prefer the latter team to make it to a championship.

 Definition:  Near the end  Sentence(s): latter  The latter part of the book, after the hero is captured, is the most exciting to read. What are some things that take place in the latter part of the day? week? year?

 Definition:  A way of doing things; style  Sentence(s): manner  The careful manner in which Harris always completes his homework impresses his teacher. My manner of preparing for a test is to _____. my day.

 Definition:  A group of related things or parts that work together as a whole  Sentence(s): system  The computer system stopped working when the electricity went out. What are some types of systems that you may have heard about?

 Definition:  A particular way or method of doing something  Sentence(s): system  Arianna needs a better system for remembering her homework, because she often forgets to bring it to school. Can you think of a system in remembering to bring your homework to school? Do you have a system of doing things at home?

 Definition:  Involving or based on a method or plan  Sentence(s): systematic  A more systematic way to our class library would be to arrange our books by subject matter. Describe something you do in a systematic manner (cleaning your room, studying for a test).

 Definition:  A careful plan or method for achieving a goal  Sentence(s): strategy  The student’s strategy for winning the reading contest is to read a book every day. What are some strategies you use in math? reading?

 Definition:  To plan or decide on a strategy  Sentence(s): strategized  Our science team strategized on how to finish our project on time. What are some activities that you may need to have a strategy?

 Definition:  A way of doing something following an orderly series of steps  Sentence(s): procedure  The students learned the fire-safety procedure of stop, drop, and roll. We follow procedures for many activities at school. Describe some of those procedures.

 Definition:  A way in which something is done  Sentence(s): method  One method of learning new words is to make flashcards. We all have our own way of doing things. What are some methods you have for doing things?

 Definition:  A written or spoken description of something that has happened  Sentence(s): account  Each student will give an account of the class field trip. What are some things that you can give an account for?

 Definition:  To explain  Sentence(s): accountfor  We can account for the missing equipment, which was loaned to another team. If you had to account for missing homework, what would you need to do?

 Definition:  A description or account from a particular point of view  Sentence(s): version  Each child had a different version of how the window was broken. Role play – Have a student give a version of how the window got broke and then have another student give their story.

 Definition:  A changed or different form of something  Sentence(s): version  Adam chose to include a pink rose instead of a red rose in his version of the painting. Can you think of a movie based on a book? Which version did you like better?

 Definition:  To examine something in great detail in order to understand it  Sentence(s): analyze  The teacher will analyze the test results to determine what shills students need help on. If we analyze the results of a science experiment, what would we do? Math problem?

 Definition:  A careful study of the parts of something in order to better understand the whole  Sentence(s): analysis  The principal’s analysis of the new rules showed that they help students get along better. When you analyze something, you do an analysis of it. You might analyze how your grades have changed over the years. This is an analysis of your report card. What are some other examples of analysis that can be done at home or school?

 Definition:  To put things into groups based on their characteristics  Sentence(s): classify  We can classify our family’s pets into two groups-those with fur and those with feathers. When have you classified something? M&M’s, candy, friends, etc.

 Definition:  An arrangement of things into groups based on their characteristics  Sentence(s): classification  One simple classification of books is fiction and nonfiction. How can we further our classification of books?

 Definition:  To get as your own  Sentence(s): acquired  I just acquired a new bike. What are some other things that you could acquire? Things that are not objects?

 Definition:  To collect, gather together, or let pile up  Sentence(s): accumulate  I will accumulate many rocks in order to build a wall. Imagine that the custodians were sick for a week. What would happen? Sometimes people accumulate things. What are some things that you may have accumulated over the years.

 Definition:  An amount that collects or piles up  Sentence(s): accumulation  There is an accumulation of empty bottles in the garage. If objects are allowed to accumulate, we are left with an accumulation of those objects. What are some things that can accumulate over time?

 Definition:  To collect or put together in an orderly form  Sentence(s): compile  We should compile the list of sources that we used for our report. Compile a list of favorite colors. sports, games, friends, etc.