Definition 1
Which word means 'to break apart and look at the parts'?
ANALYZE
Which word means 'able to enter, see, or use something'?
ACCESS
ACKNOWLEDGE
ACCESS
Which is a synonym for ENCOUNTER?
to meet
to bring back
to meet
Question: Which Academic Vocabulary word best completes the sentence?
Can you __________ me when I'm talking to you?
ACCESS ADJACENT
ENCOUNTER ACKNOWLEDGE
Can you ACKNOWLEDGE me when I'm talking to you?
Prompt: Finish the sentence.
I often PONDER ...
Examples:
I often PONDER why giraffes have long necks.
I often PONDER how people do parkour.
I often PONDER who makes the school rules.
I often PONDER what to do after I finish my homework.
I often PONDER where the smallest country in the world is.
What word means 'to combine information to come up with something new'?
SYNTHESIZE
What word means 'snow storm'?
Which is a synonym for SYNTHESIZE?
combine
blend
arrange
Question: Which Academic Vocabulary word best completes the sentence?
The hole in the tree is __________.
RETRIEVE VACANT
VAST WILDERNESS
The hole in the tree is VACANT.
Prompt: Finish the sentence.
I need to RETRIEVE...
Examples:
I need to RETRIEVE my backpack from my locker.
I need to RETRIEVE my assignment from my teacher.
What word means 'to say something is true for the purpose of an argument'?
HYPOTHESIS
What word means 'large; usually land'?
VAST
What is a synonym for ANALYZE?
study
break down
take apart
Question: What Academic Vocabulary word best completes the sentence?
Have you ever __________ your teachers at Walmart?
Have you ever ENCOUNTERED your teachers at Walmart?
Prompt: Write a sentence.
1) Use the word NUMEROUS.
2) Write about bugs/insects.
Example:
Insects have NUMEROUS parts to their body.
What is the definition for EVALUATE?
determine the significance, worth, or quality of something
Question: What is the definition for SHALLOW?
not deep
Question: Replace the CAPITALIZED word with an Academic Vocabulary word that means the same thing.
Minnesota is a LARGE state with many people and cultures.
Minnesota is a VAST state with many people and cultures.
Question: What Academic Vocabulary word best completes the sentence?
There are ________ ways to solve the equation.
There are NUMEROUS ways to solve the equation.
Prompt: Write a sentence.
1) Use the word ADJACENT.
2) Write something you would say in SOCIAL STUDIES class.
Example:
The United States is ADJACENT to Mexico and Canada.
What is the definition for THESIS?
a statement supported by arguments
Question: What is the definition for ADJACENT?
next to
close to
Question: Replace the CAPITALIZED word with an Academic Vocabulary word that means the same thing.
In science class, we needed to fill the bowl with a SMALL amount of water.
In science class, we needed to fill the bowl with a SHALLOW amount of water.
Question: What Academic Vocabulary words best complete the sentence?
Are you able to ________ the test that's ________ to the Wednesday folder in Schoology?
Are you able to ACCESS the test that's ADJACENT to the Wednesday folder in Schoology?
Prompt: Write a sentence.
1) Use the words PLUMMET and SHALLOW.
Examples:
I PLUMMETED into a SHALLOW pool and broke my leg.
Professional divers never PLUMMET into SHALLOW pools.