Critical Verbs 2014-2015J. Cullen
Synthesize
To combine (lots of things) into a whole.
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dEGoJdb6O0
Analyze
Examine, in detail, the structure of something for purposes of explanation.
** Look at details to understand something. **
Trace
Find or discover by investigation.
Summarize
To tell a story again or differently.
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E9V1D2OLkwLearn Zillion - summarize a poem https://learnzillion.com/search?query=summarize&page=1&models%5B%5D=LessonSet&models%5B%5D=Resource
Support
Give assistance to : enable to function or act.
Suggest
Put forward for consideration.
Give your ideas.
Retell
to tell a story again or differently.
Video:Learn Zillion- https://learnzillion.com/search?query=retell&page=1&models%5B%5D=LessonSet&models%5B%5D=Resource
Refer
Mention or allude to. “You should try _______________”
Paraphrase
To say something that someone else had said or written using different words.
Video:http://vimeo.com/62677940
Organize
To arrange or order things so that they can be found easily or quickly.
Interpret
To explain the meaning of something.
Integrate
To form or blend small things into a working “whole”.
Infer
To form an opinion from evidence. (on known facts)
Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UU30-0J-Iw
Identify
To know and say who someone is or what something is.
Explain
To make something clear or easy to understand.
Evaluate
To judge the value of something in a careful and thoughtful way.
Draw
To cause someone or something to come to you.
Distinguish
To notice or recognize a difference between people or things.
Develop
To create something over a period of time.
Determine
To decide something because of evidence or facts.
Describe
To tell someone what something looks, smells, feels, sounds, or acts like.
Demonstrate
To prove something by showing examples of it/show evidence of something.
Delineate
To clearly show or describe something.
Contrast
To compare two people or things to show how they are different.
Comprehend
To understand something.
Compare
To say that something is similar to something else. (how they are the same)
Cite
To mention something as an example to support an idea or opinion.
Articulate
To be able to express ideas clearly in speech or writing.
Locate
To find the place or position of something or someone. (Find where they are)