Academic vocabulary week 1

Whenever we break something down methodically into its parts we are _______.

Other words to describe this thinking: break down • deconstruct • examine

• analyzing

• arguing

• comparing/

  contrasting

• describing

Whenever we provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose,

we are _______.

Other words to describe this thinking: claim • persuade • propose

• analyzing

• arguing

• comparing/

  contrasting

• describing

Whenever we identify similarities or differences between items

we are _______.

Other words to describe this thinking:

delineate • differentiate • distinguish,

• analyzing

• arguing

• comparing/

  contrasting

• describing

Whenever we report what one observes or does

we are _______.

Other words to describe this thinking:

illustrate • report • represent

• analyzing

• arguing

• comparing/

  contrasting

• describing

Whenever make a decision or arrive at a conclusion after considering

all possible options, perspectives, or results

we are _______ a solution to a problem.

Other words to describe this thinking:

establish • identify • define

• determining

• developing

• evaluating

• explaining

Whenever improve the quality or substance of an idea,

we are _______ a solution to a problem.

Other words to describe this thinking:

formulate • generate • elaborate

• determining

• developing

• evaluating

• explaining

Whenever establish a value, an amount, importance, or effectiveness of an idea, we are _______ a solution to a problem.

Other words to describe this thinking:

assess • figure out • gauge

• determining

• developing

• evaluating

• explaining

Whenever we provide reasons for what happened or for one’s actions,

we are __________ why there is a problem.

Other words to describe this thinking:

clarify • demonstrate • discuss

• determining

• developing

• evaluating

• explaining

Whenever we create a picture in one’s mind; speculate or predict about an idea,

we are __________ a problem.

Other words to describe this thinking:

anticipate • hypothesize • predict

• imagining

• integrating

• organizing

• interpreting

Whenever we make an solution whole by adding up all the

different parts of the problem into one,

we are __________ all our ideas together to come to a conclusion.

Other words to describe this thinking:

combine • incorporate • synthesize

• imagining

• integrating

• organizing

• interpreting