List 2 Academic Vocabulary

To give more details about something

• contrast

• contradict

• elaborate

• justify

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

to mimic or copy

• analyze

• imitate

• predict

• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

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

• fantasy

• biography

• realistic fiction

• history

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

the order in which things happen

• the setting of the story

• plot of the story

• explanation of events

• sequence of events

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

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

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Reasonable to trust or believe

• credible

• justify

• accurate

• relevant

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Free from mistakes or errors

• similar

• relevant

• accurate

• credible

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

to say the opposite of something someone else has said

• contrast

• compare

• elaborate

• contradict

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

To show how people or things differ from one another

• compare

• contrast

• contradict

• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6