Unit 1
What word means
Something that people talk about but do not know if it is true.
difference, contrast, rumor, compare, culture, exist, similarity, visible, evidence, sightings, common, grainy, invisible
rumor
What word means
The style of someone’s behaving, thinking, and feeling that makes them different from others.
memorable, significant, identity, unique, personality, feature, experience, wisdom
What word means
To say what somebody or something is like.
argue, provide evidence, analyze, justify, persuade, support, critique, describe
describe
What word means
To watch something closely to learn about it
defend, predict, clarify, evaluate, illustrate, specify, generalize, observe
observe
What word means
"To take someone else’s idea and use it as if it is your own idea."
integration, quote, citation, works cited, source, draft, paraphrase, plagiarize
plagiarize
What word means
The facts, signs, or objects that make you think something is true.
difference, contrast, rumor, compare, culture, exist, similarity, visible, evidence, sightings, common, grainy, invisible
evidence
What word means
Important, full of meaning.
memorable, significant, identity, unique, personality, feature, experience, wisdom
significant
What word means
To review or examine something critically.
argue, provide evidence, analyze, justify, persuade, support, critique, describe
critique
What word means
To explain or name something clearly and exactly.
defend, predict, clarify, evaluate, illustrate, specify, generalize, observe
specify
What word means
"The way you tell your readers where some information came from."
integration, quote, citation, works cited, source, draft, paraphrase, plagiarize
citation
What word means
To be real; to be present in a place or situation.
difference, contrast, rumor, compare, culture, exist, similarity, visible, evidence, sightings, common, grainy, invisible
exist
What word means
Not easily forgotten
memorable, significant, identity, unique, personality, feature, experience, wisdom
memorable
What word means
To look at something carefully and in detail to understand it.
argue, provide evidence, analyze, justify, persuade, support, critique, describe
analyze
What word means
To make a broad statement based on specific facts or examples.
defend, predict, clarify, evaluate, illustrate, specify, generalize, observe
generalize
What word means
"To bring one thing into another thing."
integration, quote, citation, works cited, source, draft, paraphrase, plagiarize
integration
Even though air is ___________________ we know it is there because we can feel the wind on our faces.
difference, contrast, rumor, compare, culture, exist, similarity, visible, evidence, sightings, common, grainy, invisible
invisible
One ________________________ of the phone is its large screen.
memorable, significant, identity, unique, personality, feature, experience, wisdom
feature
When Mr. Q and Mrs. Schroeder tell students to stop talking, sometimes they ________________ because they really love talking to friends.
argue, provide evidence, analyze, justify, persuade, support, critique, describe
argue
Based on historical data, scientists can _______________ future climate patterns with increasing accuracy.
defend, predict, clarify, evaluate, illustrate, specify, generalize, observe
predict
Ben included a _______________ from Martin Luther King Jr. in his speech about equality.
integration, quote, citation, works cited, source, draft, paraphrase, plagiarize
quote
The festival celebrated our ___________________ with music, food, and traditional dances from different countries.
difference, contrast, rumor, compare, culture, exist, similarity, visible, evidence, sightings, common, grainy, invisible
culture
The artist’s style is _________________, and no one else paints like her.
memorable, significant, identity, unique, personality, feature, experience, wisdom
unique
We are planning a class trip. Diana wants to go to Hawaii but Alesia wants to go to Miami. Alesia ___________________ the class to go to Miami because it is closer and cheaper.
argue, provide evidence, analyze, justify, persuade, support, critique, describe
persuades
The teacher will _______________ our essays to see how well we understood the topic
defend, predict, clarify, evaluate, illustrate, specify, generalize, observe
evaluate
Instead of copying the paragraph word for word, Mia decided to ______________ it in her own words.
integration, quote, citation, works cited, source, draft, paraphrase, plagiarize
paraphrase