ELA Academic Vocabulary Terms

What is to quote, especially as an authority as well as in reference to evidence?

• Cite

• Identify

• Infer

• Analyze

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is to compare to describe as similar?

• Contrast

• Compare

• Analyze

• Evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is to compare in order to show differences?

• Compare

• Analyze

• Contrast

• Evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is bearing upon or connected with the matter at hand; pertinent.

• Explicit

• Cite

• Infer

• Relevant

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What are the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect?

• Textual Evidence

• Context

• Text Structure

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is to break down into constituent parts; to dissect; to dismantle?

• Deconstruct

• Delineate

• Compare

• Synthesize

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is to describe or outline with precision? Often used when tracing an argument.

• Transition

• Cite

• Delineate

• Evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the comparison of two things based on their similarities or relationship?

• Transition

• Compare

• Analyze

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied?

• Delineate

• Infer

• Explicit

• Context

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is evidence stemming specifically from a text such as a book, article, or other reliable source?

• Textual Evidence

• Context

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5