List 2 Academic Vocabulary

To give more details about something

• contrast

• contradict

• elaborate

• justify

to mimic or copy

• analyze

• imitate

• predict

• elaborate

a story that is true to life, but NOT a true story

• fantasy

• biography

• realistic fiction

• history

the order in which things happen

• the setting of the story

• plot of the story

• explanation of events

• sequence of events

bias

• prejudice or preference for or against something, someone, or group.

• one side of a dialogue

• fair and equal presentation of facts

• the order in which events occur

summarize

• to provide a detailed account of something

• to provide main ideas relating to the topic

• to provide a contrasting point of view

• to identify points you agree with

Reasonable to trust or believe

• credible

• justify

• accurate

• relevant

Free from mistakes or errors

• similar

• relevant

• accurate

• credible

to say the opposite of something someone else has said

• contrast

• compare

• elaborate

• contradict

To show how people or things differ from one another

• compare

• contrast

• contradict

• elaborate