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Sentence Frames - Varying Thinking Stems
Analyze & Interpret
Cognate
______________________ occurs more/less frequently than __________________________.
ocurre, con más/menos frequencia
______________________ is/is not important because _______________________________.
sí/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 ___________________.
caractersticas, 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
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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___________________.
frequentamente
According to [the text/information], you can generally say _________________________________.
De acuerdo con el [texto,
información], generalmente
Most of the time _______________________. I believe that because ___________________________.
La mayor parte del tiempo,
creer
You can generally say the more/less___________________, the more/less ______________________.
generalmente
I believe, based upon ________________________, that generally ______________________________.
basado/ a en, generalmente
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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
Make Connections
Cognate
This reminds me of ________________________________________________________________________.
recuerda
Another example of __________________________________ is _________________________________.
otro, ejemplo
____________________________________ is similar to this because ______________________________.
similar
_______________________________________ reminds me of ____________________________________.
recuerda
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
Sequence / Order
Cognate
_______________________________ happened before/after ___________________________________.
ocurre antes/después
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, ocurré
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Sentence Frames - Varying Thinking Stems
Summarize
Cognate
It’s important to remember ________________________________________________________________.
importante
Three important points, ideas, or actions are _______________________________________________.
tres, ideas importantes, aciones
​It is essential to know ______________________________________________________________________.
esencial
The most important part is ___________________________ because ____________________________.
parte más importante
After _______________________________, I now understand ___________________________________.
entender
The most significant thing I learned today is ________________________________________________.
significante
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