academic vocabulary

terms

trace

outline list in steps or follow the path

support

back it up or prove it with deatails

analyze

break it into parts tell about the parts

summarize

tell the main idea tell the bingeing middle and end

infer

read between the lines meaning what is the hidden

explain

teach me or show me tell me the steps

evaluate

judge it tell the good and bad

compare

tell all the ways they are the same

formulate

create put together

contrast

tell all the ways they are different

Describe

tell about paint a picture with your words

Predict

What will happen next

Relevant

Having to do with the matter being considered important and connected when writers use claims or evidence that is irelevent or not relevant they weaken their argument