ACADEMIC VOCABULARY for GreenValleyMiddle School:

Attached is a list of the 41 academic vocabulary words that will be emphasized in the 4 core classes. These words are also on page 12 of the student agenda. The words have been divided into 4 groups and each quarter will be emphasized, defined, given examples, modeled, applied, etc.

The breakdown by quarter is:

WORDS / QUARTER 1 / QUARTER 2 / QUARTER 3 / QUARTER 4
1 - 10 / Language Arts / History / Science / Math
11 - 20 / Math / Language Arts / History / Science
21 - 30 / Science / Math / Language Arts / History
31 - 41 / History / Science / Math / Language Arts

GreenValley’s Cross Curricular Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2 Words)

WORD / DEFINITION / EXAMPLES / PICTURE
1) / Analyze / Study very carefully
2) / Bias / Prefer one thing over another
3) / Classify / Arrange into categories based on similarities
4) / Compare / Show how things are similar or how they are different
5) / Conclusion / Summing up main points
6) / Contrast / Show how things are different
7) / Critique / Review something and point out the good and the bad points
8) / Define / Explain the meaning of a term
9) / Demonstrate / To show
10) / Describe / Explain something with detail
11) / Design / To plan
12) / Determine / Decide about something
13) / Diagram / Make a drawing of something and label the parts
14) / Discuss / To have a complete and detailed explanation
15) / Distinguish / To set apart as different
16) / Establish / Prove or decide something
17) / Evaluate / Determine the value
18) / Explain / Give the meaning of something in order to make it clear
19) / Explore / To discuss, examine, or think
20) / Hypothesis / Educated guess based on prior knowledge
21) / Identify / Select something based on the criteria established
22) / Illustrate / Give examples; draw a picture
23) / Infer / Form an opinion based on facts
24) / Integrate / Combine parts into a whole
25) / Interpret / Explain the meaning of something
26) / Justify / Give reasons to support a decision
27) / Observe / Examine and note what is seen
28) / Order / Put things into the correct place or sequence
29) / Outline / Organized summary of the main points
30) / Predict / A guess about what will happen in the future
31) / Proposition / Suggesting something to be considered
32) / Prove / Give facts or reasons to show that something is true
33) / Recall / Remember something that was known before
34) / Relate / Show how things are alike or how they are connected
35) / Represent / Something that stands for or symbolizes something else
36) / Restructure / Put things into a new, more appropriate format
37) / State / Give the main points in a clear, brief form
38) / Summarize / Give a brief account (include important information and leave out needless details)
39) / Trace / Tell about an event or process in order
40) / Variable / Something that changes
41) / Verify / Make sure that the answer or ideas are accurate by using facts and evidence

Academic Vocabulary for GreenValleyMiddle School (2012)

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