Academic Task Words

to look carefully at the parts to see how they work and 

add to the whole

• CLASSIFY

• ARGUE

• ANALYZE

• APPLY

to show what you have learned in action

• CLASSIFY

• ARGUE

• ANALYZE

• APPLY

to take a stance and use evidence to support

• CLASSIFY

• ARGUE

• ANALYZE

• APPLY

to arrange or group into categories, classes, rank, etc.

• CLASSIFY

• ARGUE

• ANALYZE

• APPLY

to show how things are similar

• COMPARE

• CONTRAST

• DEFINE

• DEMONSTRATE

to show how things are different

• COMPARE

• CONTRAST

• DEFINE

• DEMONSTRATE

to give specific details to explain what it means

• COMPARE

• CONTRAST

• DEFINE

• DEMONSTRATE

to provide examples to support, explain, or prove

• COMPARE

• CONTRAST

• DEFINE

• DEMONSTRATE

to create a picture using vivid details

• DESCRIBE

• DISCUSS

• ENUMERATE

• EVALUATE

to examine both pros and cons 

• DESCRIBE

• DISCUSS

• ENUMERATE

• EVALUATE