ELA Academic Vocabulary

Front

Term for remembering something:

Back

recall

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

Word meaning to consider the value of something.

Back

evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

The teacher had to demonstrate how to solve the equation by showing students how to understand the variable.

Back

to prove something is true by giving evidence

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

Front

Mrs. Carter will discuss the chapter with the class to share what they learned. Best meaning of 'discuss':

Back

to share information, opinions, and ideas about something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

Term for mentioning an idea from a text to support an opinion.

Back

cite

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

Term for recognizing differences between things.

Back

differentiate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

After analyzing charts, I write a paper on how I _______ them.

Back

interpret

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

Need to arrange things for easy access.

Back

organize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

To put something in your own words is to ______________.

Back

paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

To give reasons for or against something is to _________.

Back

argue

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D