Sentence Frames - Varying Thinking Stems Analyze & Interpret Cognate ______________________ occurs more/less frequently than __________________________. ocurre, con más/menos frequencia ______________________ is/is not important because _______________________________. es/no es importante The information from ________________________ tells me that _______________________. información, informe Based upon ____________, I believe___________ is more/less important than _________. basado/ a en, es más/menos importante After a careful analysis of ____________ I can state with certainty that ______________. análisis, con certeza I analyze/interpret the information to mean______________ due to _________________. información, interpreto, analizo Apply Cognate _____________________________________ is an example of ___________________________. ejemplo I use ______________________________________ when I _______________________________. uso I used ___________________________________ to determine that ______________________. determinar When I solve this problem, I need to know _______________ and _____________________. problema A possible result of __________________________________ is ___________________________. posible, resultado ____________________________________________ is another instance where this applies. instancia, aplica Compare Classify & Categorize Cause & Effect Cognate The cause of ____________________is/ was _________________ because __________________. causa The effect of _________________ is/was _________________ because _____________________. efecto There are/were many causes for ____________________ including ______________________. causas incluyendo There are/were many effects of __________________________ including _________________. efectos incluyendo The cause(s) of _________ was/were __________, and the effect(s) was/were ___________. causas efectos The most significant cause of ____ is/was ____ and the most significant effect is/was ____. causa significativa/efecto significativo Cognate _________________ is similar to/different from ________________ because ________________. similar, diferente The difference between ___________________ and __________________ is ________________. diferencia The characteristics of _________________ are similar to/different from ___________________. caracteristicas, similares One distinction between __________________ and ___________________ is ________________. distinción entre While __________________ and _________________ are similar, ___________________ is distinct. similar, distinto In this circumstance, it is clear that ________________ and ______________ are comparable. en esta circunstancia, está claro que, comparable © 2015 lead4ward.com Sentence Frames - Varying Thinking Stems Create Develop Cognate I can create ____________________________________ with ____________________________________. crear I would use _____________________________________________ to ______________________________. usaría I could demonstrate this by_______________________________________________________________. mostrar A different way to design_____________________________________ is ___________________________. diferente, diseñar With what I know, I could create a ________________________________________________________. crear The way I would explain this to another kid is _______________________________________________. explicar Draw Conclusions Cognate I conclude _________________________ is correct/incorrect because __________________________. concluyo, correcto/incorrecto I imagined _________________________, but now I think _______________________________________. imaginé One conclusion I can make is ____________________________ because ________________________. conclusión With this new information, I can now state _________________________________________________. información Based on my reflection, I conclude ________________________ because ______________________. Basado en, la reflexión, concluyo _______________________ is significant/reasonable in this case because ______________________. significativo, en este caso, razonamiento Evaluate Cognate It is my opinion that _______________________ is a good/bad idea because____________________. opinión, idea My evaluation is that ______________________ is important because __________________________. evaluación, importante In my opinion, I believe that ____________________________ because__________________________. opinión The importance of _____________________________________ is _________________________________. importancia As my evaluation of ________________________ concluded it is evident that ___________________. evaluación, concluido, evidente After careful analysis, I can say that __________________ has value because _________________. análisis, tiene valor Generalize Cognate While there are exceptions, I can generally say this information tells us that __________________. generalmente Frequently_________________ is/are ______________ because they are/it has___________________. frecuentemente According to [the text/information], you can generally say _________________________________. De acuerdo con el [texto, información], generalmente Most of the time _______________________. I believe that because ___________________________. You can generally say the more/less___________________, the more/less ______________________. generalmente I believe, based upon ________________________, that generally ______________________________. basado/ a en, generalmente © 2015 lead4ward.com Sentence Frames - Varying Thinking Stems Infer Cognate The book/text says ___________________________, so I think ___________________________________. texto It appears that _______________________________ because ___________________________________. aparece One piece of evidence that informs my decision is _________________________________________. La evidencia que, informa, decisión The text stated _____________________________, which is why I think ___________________________. texto Although not explicitly stated, I can infer _________________________because_________________. explícitamente, puedo inferir The evidence indicates _______________________________because____________________________. evidencia, indica Cognate Make Connections This reminds me of ________________________________________________________________________. Another example of __________________________________ is _________________________________. otro, ejemplo ____________________________________ is similar to this because ______________________________. similar _______________________________________ reminds me of ____________________________________. The main connection between _____________________ and ________________ is _______________. conexión/relación _____________ and _____________ are related in at least two ways, ___________ and ___________. relacionados Predict Estimate Cognate I predict/estimate ___________________ because__________________ is/are_____________________. predigo I think ____________________ will repeat because ___________________ is/are ___________________. repito I predict/estimate ____________________. My reasons for this include__________________________. predigo , las razones, incluyen In my opinion, _______________________ will happen next because ___________________________. en mi opinión In light of _____________________________________, I predict __________________________________. In consideration of the text/information given, I believe ____________________________will occur. predigo en consideración a/al, texto, información Cognate Sequence / Order _______________________________ happened before/after ___________________________________. The order of events begins/terminates with _________________________________________________. orden de eventos, termina A vital step in the process is __________________________ because ____________________________. vital, proceso Considering ________________________, it is not a surprise that ______________________ occurred. considerando que, sorpresa, occurió It would be important to ____________________________ before/after _________________________. importante If all the steps are complete, _____________________________________________________ will occur. completos, ocurrirá © 2015 lead4ward.com Sentence Frames - Varying Thinking Stems Summarize Cognate It’s important to remember ________________________________________________________________. importante Three important points, ideas, or actions are _______________________________________________. tres, ideas importantes, acciones It is essential to know ______________________________________________________________________. esencial The most important part is ___________________________ because ____________________________. parte más importante After _______________________________, I now understand ___________________________________. The most significant thing I learned today is ________________________________________________. © 2015 lead4ward.com significante
