ELA- ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

To analyze is to...

• provide the most important point that the author makes about a topic of the text.

• examine the parts of something. in detail.

• precisely and clearly express, leaving no room for doubt.

• provide information and evidence used to provide or corroborate something.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To determine the Central Idea...

• review the topic or subject, of the text.

• view how the author connects supporting details to one another and each central idea.

• examine the thesis statement.

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

How can you corroborate your answer to a question?

Answer explanation

To corroborate is support my answer by using textual evidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Implicit is...

• implied but not stated directly

• precisely and clearly expressed leaving no room for doubt.

• to make information clear.

• to quote as evidence to support a response.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To make an inference is to...

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

When you interpret information you...

• use details from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas and opinions

• to defend or explain by reasoning

• determine and explain the meaning of.

• make information clear.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A style guide is...

• a manual to explain how something works.

• a book used to design lessons.

• a detail from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas.

• a set of standards for the writing and and formatting of documents

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A topic is...

• a set of standards for the writing and formatting of documents.

• the subject of a text, usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun.

• the most important point that an author makes about a topic in a text.

• a quotation from the or reference to an outside source.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A citation is ...

• a quotation from a reference to an outside source.

• to quote as evidence to support a response

• to make information clear.

• is only used to defend or expalin by reasoning.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To justify is to...

• use your understanding of a text and your own experiences.

• make information logical and clear.

• quote as evidence to support a response.

• defend or explain by reasoning.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D