Prompts Vocab Words

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Explain

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to give a reason for something, to make something clear

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Describe

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to provide a description of each aspect of something, usually with adjectives

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Compare/Contrast

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to write about similarities/differences between 2 or more things. Compare means find similarities, contrast means find differences.

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Analyze

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to break something down into parts to understand it.

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Identify

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to establish who, what, where, etc. something is; to point to or indicate something.

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Agree/Disagree

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to talk about your opinion of something and whether it lines up with someone else’s opinion (or not).

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Synthesize

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to create something out of many different parts.

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Construct

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to build something in your writing, often an argument.

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Relate

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to show a connection between one or more things.