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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.
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