Terms | Explanation |
Analyze | Divide the Topic into sub-parts and discuss each part |
Argue | Give your opinion on a topic and support it with examples, facts, or other details |
Assess | Tell a reader what is good and bad about a given topic and explain how you arrived at your conclusions |
Classify | Organize the subject into groups and discuss the logic behind your grouping |
Compare | Differentiate between how the items are alike and different |
Contrast | Differentiate between Items |
Define | Give meaning to the term |
Describe | Tell what the subject is like |
Discuss | List the main parts or issues of the subject and elaborate on each one |
Evaluate | Tell what is good and bad about a given topic and explain how you arrived at your conclusions |
Explain | Support your statements with specific facts, examples, and so on; elaborate on the logic you used to make your conclusions |
Give evidence | Back up your statements with facts, examples, or other supporting information |
Give examples | Use specific details, facts, or situations to make your point |
Identify | Name or list the items requested |
Illustrate | Give specific examples |
Include | Put this information in the essay |
Indicate | Tell what you think about a subject and how you arrived at your conclusion |
List | Name the items requested |
Outline | Organize the main points of the subject |
Relate | Point out the connections between the items indicated |
Review | List and discuss the main points of the subject |
Summarize | Briefly describe the main points of the topic |
Support | Give evidence to back up your statements |
Trace | List and describe the points or events in a logical or chronological order |
