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Academic Vocabulary

Academic Vocabulary. WNB Entry _______. What is Academic Vocabulary?. Record this definition at the top of your WNB entry. Directions. Take out a pair of scissors, a pen/marker, and glue/tape With the foldable, cut along the dark black lines DO NOT cut the these lines!!

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Academic Vocabulary

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  1. Academic Vocabulary WNB Entry _______

  2. What is Academic Vocabulary? Record this definition at the top of your WNB entry

  3. Directions • Take out a pair of scissors, a pen/marker, and glue/tape • With the foldable, cut along the dark black lines • DO NOT cut the these lines!! • Tape/glue into your WNB and wait for further instructions

  4. analogy drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect such as words having a similar relationship

  5. analyze to separate, or break into parts and examine

  6. author’s purpose the reason the author wrote the piece; the three main reasons are: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain the reader.

  7. chronological order events put in the order that they occur Synonym: sequence of events

  8. compare to tell how things or people are alike

  9. conclude determine something based on information and reasoning

  10. contrast to tell how people or things are different

  11. demonstrate describe, explain, or illustrate a concept using examples, evidence, and details

  12. evaluate use evidence or standards to make judgment about the strengths and weaknesses of a position on a particular issue

  13. evidence your basis for a belief or disbelief

  14. feature a special quality or characteristic of something

  15. identify to point out characteristics

  16. infer to make an educated guess based on evidence When you infer, you make an inference

  17. persuade use evidence to convince

  18. predict guess as to what will happen next based on clues or evidence

  19. summarize retell major ideas in your own words

  20. support details of information that prove a concept (reasoning)

  21. verify prove true or correct by evidence

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