1. ACADEMIC VOCABULARY 7 th Grade ELA

2. alternate Every other, or serving as backup

3. analyze Study something closely; break something down into components; examine structure

4. audience Author’s readership; who the writing is intended to be for

5. categorize To put something into a category; to sort or group by similarities

6. clarify To make something clearer

7. collaborate To work together

8. complexity Difficulty; complicated

9. composition Piece of writing

10. conceptual/concept Thought or imagined; a way of doing or perceiving something

11. concise Short and clearly written or stated

12. correspond Consistent; to be similar Or to write to one another

13. elaborate Give more detail about something

14. embellish Add false details to something

15. evidence Demonstrate or prove

16. exposure Contact with something; publicity

17. figurative Not literal; representational

18. format Structure; data organization

19. function Purpose or role; role of a word or phrase

20. implement To carry out or fulfill something

21. inconsistencies Irregularities or contradictions

22. influence Effect on something; power to sway

23. interact Act on each other; work together

24. literary Relating to literature

25. manipulate To falsify something

26. mature Fully developed; adult

27. medium Means of mass communication; vehicle for ideas

28. mood The way a reader feels when reading a piece of literature; state of mind

29. valid Effective; justifiable

30. segment A part or piece of something

31. structure The way a text is organized

32. synthesize Combine parts into a whole; put together

33. technical Belonging to a specialized area Strictly interpreted

34. tone The author’s attitude toward his/her subject

35. unique special; only one; distinctive

36. relevant Pertinent; suitable; applicable

37. cite To quote something or somebody

38. connotation Implied additional meaning of a word

39. denotation Dictionary definition of a word

40. evaluate Examine and judge something

41. explicit Clear and obvious

42. explanatory Explaining something; descriptive

43. inference Conclusion; interpretation

44. nuance Subtle differences

45. paraphrase Rephrase and simplify

46. Point of view Perspective from which the story is told