Academic+Vocabulary

July 6, 2011

Vocabulary

Activity 2.1: Let's Get Started


 * 1. What did you learn about academic vocabulary from watching the video clip?**
 * ** I learned that academic vocabulary is very different from street language. Academic vocabulary allows you to present your ideas with words or phrases that seem more professional and educated. When you use academic vocabulary, you are presenting yourself in a well educated manner.


 * 2. How would you define academic vocabulary?**
 * ** Academic vocabulary is the type of vocabulary that you would use to show that you are capable of using academic language to present yourself. Academic vocabulary shows the concepts, ideas and other thoughts that you learn in school.


 * 3. Predict how academic vocabulary can help you be successful in your social studies classes as well as other academic classes?**
 * ** I think academic vocabulary will allow me to speak and write more productively in my classes. I don't like to present often but I think that by using academic vocabulary, it will help me organize my thoughts into words better so that I will be able to write and present the information more effectively.

Academic vocabulary is very important because it shows how much you learned from school, how you are able to apply it and it allows you to show others that you are capable of completing more advanced work than expected.

﻿Activity 2.2: What You Know About Academic Terms

Activity 2.3: What You Know About Academic Terms
 * [[file:Academic Terms Vocabulary.doc]] **
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 * Imply/Infer : **

To imply means to get the information indirectly. To infer means to make an educated guess based on the information that is present. These terms are not the same because the message from when you imply can be vague but you need information in order to infer.


 * Bias/Point Of View : **

To be bias, you have to put your own thoughts and feelings when making a decision, writing or picking a side. A point of view is similar because you are choosing how you view things by your own personal connections to the reading or topic.


 * Evaluate/Assess : **

To evaluate means to judge the quality or the significance of the work and to assess is similar because it means to determine the importance or the value of something. In order to see or know the quality of the work, it has to be evaluated and when you assess something, you are trying to determine the quality of it.



Activity 2.4: New Vocabulary
 * New Terms || AP Terms || Questions/Thoughts/Comments/Connections ||

Activity 2.5: Evaluate Other Vocabulary Tools

I think the Visual Thesaurus and Free Rice will help me with my vocabulary. The visual thesaurus allows me to see the words as well as the similar words. This way, I could visualize how the words are related. I like free rice and I have been using it since the 5th grade. Free rice allows me to learn new vocabulary but at the same time I am doing a good deed for those that are unfortunate and need a helping hand. I think these tools are very useful and I think that they will continue to be in the future.