Academic Vocabulary

This means to break something down into easier parts to understand

• analyze

• argue

• compare

• contrast

This means to provide evidence to support an idea

• analyze

• compare

• argue

• contrast

This means to find similarities between two or more ideas/ objects

• analyze

• argue

• compare

• contrast

This means to find differences between two or more ideas/ objects

• analyze

• argue

• compare

• contrast

This means to report what another does to process or sequence

• describe

• determine

• evaluate

• explain

This means to consider all possible solutions or options to come to a conclusion.

• describe

• determine

• evaluate

• explain

This means to find the importance of something to determine if it is needed or not.

• describe

• determine

• evaluate

• explain

This means to provide reasons for what happened/ clarify.

• describe

• determine

• evaluate

• explain