MAP Power WOrds

Analyze

• Think: Granola Bar!!!

Analyze means to separate into the main parts and arrange in a systematic order.

Assess

• What does it mean to assess something?

to point out the strengths and weaknesses of something

Let’s assess you as a student.

Let’s Practice!!

• 1. Analyze how Dominic traveled back in time to Ellis Island (pick apart the parts and put them in order).

• 2. Imagine you are Dominic and have no family. Assess how you must feel.

CLASSIFY

• Classify to group things by class or category

How could we classify all the students in this school?

What could you use to classify?

CONSTRUCT

What do you think of when you hear the word construct?

Let’s Practice

Classify these things into categories of your choosing.

1. Black bear 11. elephant

2. Caribou 12. white alligator

3. Tiger 13. chicken

4. Horse 14. rabbit

5. Owl 15. eagle

6. Robin 16. deer

7. Elk 17. cow

8. Pig 18. mockingbird

9. Cardinal 19. cougar

10.Ox 20. camel

• Construct a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Dominic’s life to your own.

Criticize

• What does it mean to criticize?

• Let’s criticize the movie High School Musical.

Define

• Define peony.

Assignment:

• 1. Criticize the way Signor Randizzi treats the boys.

• 2. Define ewe, pasture, orchard, commotion, content.

Describe

• What does it mean to describe?

• Can you describe the ocean?

Diagram

• Can you draw a diagram of the school?

Assignment

• 1. Describe how the boys must be feeling at the hope of having a family in America, but being split up.

Discuss

• What does it mean to discuss?

review in detail

Let’s discuss our day so far.

Evaluate

• What do you think of when you hear the word evaluate?

to give an opinion of the worth

Can you think of some forms of evaluation that we see every day?

grades, scoring guides, teacher evaluations

• Let’s evaluate the importance of recess time for 5th graders.

Let’s Practice!-Think, Pair, Share

• Discuss how Dominic helped the boys learn about America.

• Evaluate the worth of the key with the initials S.C. How did Dominic get the key? How are he and Salvatore related?

Explain

• What does it mean to explain?

to state plain reasons why something is

• Let’s explain why we get minutes taken away from recess.

Illustrate

• What does it mean to illustrate?

*to paint a picture

*to draw a picture

*to make the reader be able to visualize through details

Assignment:

• 1. Explain how Dominic got to travel to America with the boys.

• 2. Let’s illustrate the boys boarding the ship to the Americas.

Interpret

• Interpret means to explain the meaning of

• Let’s interpret Antonio’s quote, “When I grow up in America, I want to be a very fat man.”

Justify

• To justify means to defend

• You can justify your opinion on most anything.

• Let’s justify whether or not the boys should have traveled to America.

Persuade & Review

• Persuade means to try to convince.

• Can you recall times you try to persuade someone to do something?

• Review means to summarize.

• Let’s review the story Orphan of Ellis Island.