Building Academic Vocabulary
Aligned to L.11-12.6 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
College and career readiness depends on a growing store of academic and domain-specific words — terms like 'analyze,' 'hypothesis,' or 'jurisdiction' that carry precise meaning. Learning and using them accurately is essential across subjects.
Worked example
Writing about an experiment, 'the data corroborate the hypothesis' is sharper and more professional than 'the numbers back up the guess.'
Practice questions
- Replace an everyday phrase with a precise academic term.
- Use a domain-specific word correctly in a sentence.
- Explain why precise vocabulary matters in a field.
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Construir Vocabulario Académico
La preparación para la universidad y la carrera depende de un caudal creciente de palabras académicas y del área —términos como 'analizar', 'hipótesis' o 'jurisdicción' que tienen un significado preciso—. Aprenderlas y usarlas con exactitud es esencial en todas las materias.
Ejemplo: Al escribir sobre un experimento, 'los datos corroboran la hipótesis' es más preciso y profesional que 'los números respaldan la suposición'.
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