ELA Academic Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. decide by reasoning
  2. 6. the writer's position on an issue or problem; an assertion, usually supported by evidence
  3. 7. to make clear or easier to understand
  4. 10. to look at something carefully by attention to its parts; to study the smaller parts to help understand
  5. 11. help to cause or bring about
  6. 14. the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text
  7. 15. to examine the similarities between two or more items or ideas
  8. 17. challenge or debate an issue or idea with the purpose of persuading someone else to a particular stance or action
  9. 19. to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc) back to matters previously considered
  10. 20. make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items; to set apart
  11. 22. to quote (a passage, book, author, etc); to mention in support, proof, or confirmation
  12. 23. to defend a view using evidence
  13. 25. to clarify and restate in other words, focusing on key details
  14. 26. to show the importance
  15. 28. to point out; to provide an answer from a number of possibilities
Down
  1. 1. to show clearly, usually by using examples or evidence
  2. 2. to come to a conclusion based on prior knowledge and clues
  3. 4. to stand for; represent
  4. 5. a result or consequence of an action or other cause
  5. 8. to elaborate or expand in detail
  6. 9. have an effect on; make a difference to
  7. 12. to examine the differences between two or more items or ideas
  8. 13. to maintain by argument, evidence
  9. 16. evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
  10. 17. use an idea or skill to a given problem or issue
  11. 18. to talk about opinions or conclusions clearly and supported by appropriate evidence
  12. 21. to communicate, to make known, or to show
  13. 24. a plan of action designed to achieve a goal
  14. 27. to think about carefully