Academic Vocabulary

claim

• point to prove; opinion; author's stance on a topic

• to help; add on

• to tell what something means

• opposing stance on a topic; opposing viewpoint

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

cohesive

• to put into words; utter or state; to show or reveal

• making connections in writing using transition words/phrases; unified

• purpose; goal; target

• to be a sign of; evidence; show; to point out

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

continuation

• to add/explain more

• enough; adequate

• to make clear or intelligible as by examples or analogies

• moving on; continuing; picking up where the author left off

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

contribute

• point to prove; opinion

• to tell what something means

• to help; add on

• to depend/use too much of a text for evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

convey

• to mention/introduce an idea, plan, etc.

• the events in a story

• adopt a firm position about an issue

• to show/portray an idea about something

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

counterclaim

• opinion; point to prove; author's stance on a topic

• opposing stance on a topic; opposing viewpoint

• to put into words; utter or state; to show or reveal

• to keep in existence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

define

• to tell what something means

• to elaborate or work out in detail

• to add/explain more

• connected to/with; on topic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

elaborate

• to be a sign of; evidence; show

• a short statement that summarizes the main point of an essay

• to add/explain more; develop or present in detail

• a sentence consisting of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

develop

• to elaborate or work out in detail

• a sentence consisting of an independent clause and a dependent clause

• to mention/introduce an idea, plan, etc.

• to express, designate, stand for or denote as a word, symbol, etc.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

establish

• a story

• point to prove; author's stance on a topic

• to help

• to show something to be true by determining the facts

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D