Essential Academic Vocab (A-E)

To look at something carefully with focus. ( ____the passage to determine the author's point of view. )

• analyze

• assess

• claim

• find

To connect a skill or concept to another situation. ( ____ the three most essential elements of British rule to Colonial Boston’s economic hardships. )

• evaluate

• dialogue

• apply

• essay

Right or correct in a particular situation or context. ( Include three pieces of ____ textual evidence to support your claim. )

• necessary

• determine

• delineate

• appropriate

An idea supported by evidence or logical reasoning. ( In your _____, please be certain that your claim is clear and your evidence sufficient. )

• argument

• logical

• point of view

• phrase

To make a judgement about. ( After reading the essay, ____ the merit of the claim. )

• design

• assess

• cite

• fact

Those who receive information or message. ( Your response should be appropriate for the intended _____. )

• teacher

• writer

• essay

• audience

To mention or quote as an example to support an idea, claim, or opinion. ( When summarizing the reading, please _____ the source, title, and author. )

• evidence

• cite

• critique

• detail

To state a position that may be in opposition to the positions of others. ( Include a _____ that clearly states your stand on extending the school day. )

• argument

• closure

• transform

• claim

To make something easier to understand. ( _____ your position on using social media in school. )

• credible

• clarify

• apply

• reasoning

Statement or articulation of how something has been completed or solved. ( Your concluding paragraph should bring _____ to your argument. )

• closure

• organization

• specific

• evidence