Academic Vocabulary U4W2

A kind of writing that tells facts about real people, things or events.

• Expository text

• Summarize

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

To tell how things are alike

• Contrast

• Compare

• Dict

• Branches

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

The particular vocabulary an author selects to communicate exact meaning.

• Aqua

• Summarize

• Contrast

• Word Choice

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

To tell a few sentences that give the main idea of a selection while leaving out unimportant details.

• Contrast

• Compare

• Summarize

• Generalize

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

A root that means water

• word choice

• aqua-

• dict

• compare

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

Covered with water

• contrast

• hide

• submerge

• expedition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

To tell how things are different

• compare

• generalize

• dict

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

things from a main body

• branches

• aqua

• generalize

• dict

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

root that means to tell

• aqua-

• synonyms

• dict-

• compare

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

A broad statement based on several examples in the text

• generalize

• word choice

• compare

• summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D