Academic Vocabulary

To separate into the main parts and look carefully at each part

• infer

• explain

• analyze

• cause

To show how things are alike or similar

• contrast

• compare

• support

• describe

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.9B

To show how things are different

• contrast

• persuade

• compare

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.W.6.2A

To make something clear by giving reasons

• infer

• persuade

• cause

• explain

Tags

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1C

CCSS.W.6.2D

To convince someone of your idea(s) on something through logic or reasoning

• infer

• analyze

• persuade

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

To use your background knowledge and clues in the text or picture to figure out what is happening

• summarize

• elaborate

• infer

• describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

To restate the important ideas or events from a text in a shorter way

• summarize

• evidence

• text

• strategy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

To back up your answer with details from your own experience or details from the text (evidence)

• compare

• analyze

• persuade

• support

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.9A

Support from the text to back up your ideas, inferences or conclusions; proof

• strategy

• text

• summarize

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.9A

To go into or provide more details about something

• analyze

• summarize

• evaluate

• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.SL.6.1C

CCSS.W.6.2B