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Academic Terms

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analyze
To carefully study or examine the different parts of something in order to understand or explain it
apply
If directions ask you how one thing applies to another thing, you need to explain the connection or relationship between the two things.
cite
Mention or note. Think of it this way, if directions ask you to cite three examples of something, you are being asked to mention, or give, three
examples.
compare
Study two or more things to find ways in which they are similar and different, then write about it.
complete
To finish something
draw a conclusion
To form an opinion or make a decision after thinking about something, then write about it using evidence
conclude
To form an opinion based on the text; or, to finish something, such "Conclude your essay with a call to action."
define
To explain what a word means
describe
To tell about something using descriptive words, AKA adjectives
determine
To make a decision about something based on facts or evidence
discuss
To give/tell/write information, ideas, or opinions about something based on the text
evaluate
To judge something like text. After giving careful thought, to say or write about how good or bad, or how weak or strong something is.
explain
To tell/write about something so that someone else can understand it. Give examples. Tell what it means.
identify
Directions that ask you to identify something, are usually asking you to tell what something is or point something out.
infer
To draw a conclusion using evidence from the text that the author does not state directly.
organize
When directions ask you to write a well-organized paragraph, they are asking you to sort your ideas into some sort of system or order.
refer
Look at something for information, such as when directions tell you to "refer" to a glossary,
summarize
Give the general idea of a text in a few sentences -- tell the most important points and leave out most of the details.
support
When you see the word "support" in directions, you're being asked to find and give details that show that an idea of a statement is true.
synthesize
When directions ask you to synthesize information from two or more texts, they are asking you to combine information from multiple texts to answer a single question.
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