Academic Vocabulary List page 1

What is the meaning of Academic Vocabulary

• Words commonly used in academic settings
• The words and phrases that are specific to a subject, task, or topic of study.

• An interesting statement about the topic made at the start of an essay.

• An issue in your point of view or opinion.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the meaning of Argument

• A type of fight or disagreement

• they describe something positively because they like it, or negatively because they dislike it, instead of describing it fairly and letting the reader decide

• Attempts to persuade the reader to agree with the writer's claim or position on an issue.

• A reasoning or support that is in direct opposition to a claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the meaning of Audience

• The group of people who are intended to receive a message or perform an action
• The act of listening to a performance
• Anyone who might read your essay and should assume that the reader has limited knowledge of the topic

• means that you explain them completely, offering evidence and reasoning to support each point.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the meaning of background/prior knowledge?

• The knowledge gained after learning something new
• Ideas that are written clearly

• Information that is needed to understand a topic or situation

• Position or statement of a topic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Definition of Bias

• they describe something positively because they like it, or negative because they dislike it

• Is when a writer uses words or expressions that are not meant to be understood literally

• means that you explain them completely, offering evidence and reasoning to support each point.

• reasoning or support that is in dircet opposition.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Definition of body

• reasoning or support that is in direct opposition to a claim

• your ideas are written clearly and are easily understood by others

• Middle section that contains one or more paragraphs; it provides support for the claim with appropriate evidence and reasoning

• explaining ideas completely, offering evidence and reasoning to support each idea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

definition of Claim

• a position or statement on a topic, an opinion with which others might disagree

• background knowledge is the information that is needed to understand a topic or situation

• the words and phrases that are specific to a subject, task, or topic of study

• position or statement on a tipic, an opinion with which others might disagree

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Definition of Clarity

• You have resented your ideas in a way that shows how they relate.

• your ideas are written clearly and are easily understood by others

• attempt to persuade the reader to agree with the writer's claim

• information that is needed to understand a topic or situation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the definition of Cohesion

• Cohesion is the process of breaking a program into modules.

• Cohesion is the degree to which the elements inside a module are unrelated.

• Cohesion means that you have presented your ideas in a way that shows how they relate when writing.

• Cohesion is a source that has credibility.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the meaning of conclusion.

• A conclusion is the beginning of an event or process.

• A conclusion is a guess or assumption.

• The conclusion is the last part of a paragraph on a essay.

• A conclusion

  is the reasoning or support is in direct opposition to a claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D