Academic Language

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

• Reason

• Inference

• Conclusion

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.9A

A disagreement or argument between people or groups. It's like a fight or a clash of ideas.

• Conflict

• Data

• Compare

• Agreement

Facts, observations, statistics, and information gathered for analysis

• Survey

• Description

• Data

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.8

To break something down into its parts to understand it better. It's like taking apart a machine to see how it works.

• Data

• Explanation

• Conclude

• Analyze

To think deeply about something, especially something you have just experienced or learned. It's like looking back on an event or idea and considering its meaning or importance.

• Reflect

• Infer

• Relate

• Estimate

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.9A

To identify similarities and differences between things. It's like finding what's the same and what's different.

• Interact

• Review

• Reflect

• Compare

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.9

The answer to a problem

• Conflict

• Solution

• Compare

• Hypothesize

Express the most important facts or ideas. An overview of something.

• Incentivize

• Customize

• Prioritize

• Summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

To give a detailed account of something. It's like painting a picture with words.

• Describe

• Transcribe

• Transpose

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.3D

To make something clear or easy to understand. It's like breaking down a complex idea into simpler parts.

• Contrast

• Explore

• Explain

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D