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Academic Vocabulary 1: Foundations
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Academic Vocabulary 1
Notice key information, make ideas clear, organize a practical plan, and support a focused recommendation. Four short, concrete school tasks.
- Lesson 1
Notice the message
Repair a notice so students know what to do
For: Students deciding whether and how to attend the Design Lab session
- Lesson 2
Make ideas clear
Make a project check-in guide for a new student
For: A new classmate preparing for their first project check-in
- Lesson 3
Organize information
Choose and prepare a room for a project showcase
For: The volunteers setting up the showcase
- Lesson 4
Support a position
Recommend a time for a project-help session
For: Student council members who will choose a time and book the room
All 20 words in this set
Notice the message
- identify verb · eye-DEN-tuh-fy
Find and name a person, thing, or idea.
- describe verb · dih-SKRYBE
Tell what something is like by giving details.
- detail noun · DEE-tayl
One specific piece of information about something.
- context noun · KON-tekst
The surrounding words or situation that help you understand a message.
- purpose noun · PUR-puhs
The reason for doing something or the result a message is meant to achieve.
Make ideas clear
- define verb · dih-FYNE
State clearly what a word or idea means.
- example noun · ig-ZAM-puhl
A specific case that helps show what an idea means.
- explain verb · ik-SPLAYN
Make an idea clear by showing how or why it happens or makes sense.
- summarize verb · SUM-uh-ryze
Give the most important ideas briefly, usually in your own words.
- main idea noun phrase · mayn eye-DEE-uh
The central point that a text or section communicates.
Organize information
- compare verb · kum-PAIR
Look at two or more things together to notice similarities and differences.
- contrast verb · kun-TRAST
Point out differences between two or more things.
- classify verb · KLAS-uh-fy
Put things into groups based on a shared feature or rule.
- sequence noun · SEE-kwuhns
The order in which events or steps happen or should happen.
- relevant adjective · REL-uh-vuhnt
Connected to the question or task in a useful way.
Support a position
- claim noun · KLAYM
A statement that someone asks others to accept and can support with reasons or evidence.
- evidence noun · EV-ih-duhns
Facts, observations, examples, or details used to support or question an idea.
- source noun · SORS
The person, text, record, or place that information comes from.
- reason noun · REE-zuhn
An explanation of why something happens, is done, or should be accepted.
- support verb · suh-PORT
Help make an idea or claim convincing by giving reasons or evidence.