CAASPP Academic Vocabulary Challenge

Inference

• Collected data, and clues collected from observations made.

• logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

• the writer's reason for writing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Evidence

• The most important point the author makes

• Collected data, and clues collected from observations made.

• to speak against; to say the opposite

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Imply

• The most important point the author makes

• Suggest, by the expressed CLUES given in the text.

• logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Analyze

• Observe, look and break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure.

• an educated guess

• a statement that is arguable and used as a primary point to prove an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Textual Evidence

• Observe, look and break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure.

• The actual words from something you read; a quotation.

• a statement that is arguable and used as a primary point to prove an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Conclude

• The most important point the author makes

• Collected data, and clues collected from observations made.

• to figure something out and wrap it up.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Author's Purpose

• The most important point the author makes

• the writer's reason for writing.

• logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Claim

• a statement that is arguable and used as a primary point to prove an argument

• the writer's reason for writing.

• logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

Thesis

• Collected data, and clues collected from observations made.

• a statement that demonstrates what a writer intends to support and/or prove. Serves a clear roadmap for the direction of a paper.

• the writer's reason for writing.

Cite

• Observe, look and break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure.

• The actual words from something you read; a quotation.

• to quote a passage, book, author, etc.; to refer to an example

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9