Essential Academic Vocabulary

break something down methodically into its parts

• analyze
• argue
• describe
• integrate

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

change in form,function, or nature to reveal or emphasize

• argue
• support
• organize
• transform

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

offer evidence or data in order to illustrate your point

• organize
• transform
• support
• summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

draw from a text or data set some meaning or significance

• explain
• imagine
• interpret
• integrate

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose

• evaluate
• argue
• imagine
• interpret

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

identify similarities or differences between items

• analyze
• compare/contrast
• integrate
• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

report what one observes or does

• argue
• interpret
• explain
• describe

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

consider all possible options, perspectives, results

• describe
• explain
• integrate
• determine

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

retell the essential details of what happened

• summarize
• explain
• analyze
• describe

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

make whole by combining the different parts into one

• integrate
• evaluate
• interpret
• develop

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D