1. List in steps Tell in order Time Line

2. Break apart Examine Tell the reason

3. Read between the lines Educated guess

4. Make a judgment

5. Create Come up with

6. Tell all about it Give 3-5 details

7. Back up with details Provide evidence

8. Tell how 5 W’s and the H

9. Give the main idea and 3 important details.

10. Tell all the ways they are the same.

11. Tell all the ways they are different

12. What will happen next? Make a “smart guess”

13. Tune - Calendar Girl Trace – outline and list the steps Analyze – break it down, we’re not done yet Infer – means you gotta read between the lines Evaluate – judge and look at both the sides (Chorus) Yeah, yeah, my brain’s in a whirl I love, I love, I love, those 12 little words They’ll help me, they’ll help me pass the test Formulate – create and come up with a plan Describe – paint a picture, show you understand Support – give examples, prove it, back it up Explain – tell about it, who, when, why and what (Chorus) Yeah, yeah, my brain’s in a whirl I love, I love, I love, those 12 little words They’ll help me, they’ll help me pass the test Summarize – the bottom line, in a nutshell Compare – how things are the same, oh please do tell Contrast – things are different, you can tell us how Predict – what do you think will happen now (Chorus) Yeah, yeah, my brain’s in a whirl I love, I love, I love, those 12 little words They’ll help me, they’ll help me pass the test