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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

To show how things are different

• contrast
• persuade
• compare
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

To make something clear by giving reasons

• infer

• persuade

• cause

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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

• infer
• analyze
• persuade
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

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

• summarize
• elaborate
• infer
• describe

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

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

• summarize
• evidence
• text
• strategy

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4B

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

• compare
• analyze
• persuade
• support

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.1

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

• strategy
• text
• summarize
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

To go into or provide more details about something

• analyze
• summarize
• evaluate
• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2