Class 9–10 Academic Vocabulary Builder

Sprint 1

Sprint 1.1: Observe, Identify, Interpret

Student can separate seeing, identifying, analysing, interpreting, and inferring.

Sprint 2

Sprint 1.2: Explain, Define, Demonstrate

Student can choose the right academic verb for different explanation tasks.

Sprint 3

Sprint 1.3: Predict, Conclude, Infer

Student can use evidence-based thinking words without guessing.

Sprint 4

Sprint 1.4: Evaluate, Assess, Judge

Student can use judgement words with evidence and criteria.

Sprint 5

Sprint 1.5: Analyse, Synthesize, Apply

Student can distinguish breaking ideas apart, putting ideas together, and using ideas.

Sprint 6

Sprint 1.6: Chapter Review

Review and synthesize academic vocabulary for thinking, learning, and reasoning.

Sprint 7

Sprint 2.1: Compare And Contrast

Students can accurately use words that highlight similarities and differences.

Sprint 8

Sprint 2.2: Classify And Categorize

Students can use vocabulary related to grouping items by shared features or criteria.

Sprint 9

Sprint 2.3: Distinguish And Differentiate

Students can articulate meaningful differences between closely related concepts.

Sprint 10

Sprint 2.4: Precise And Relevant

Students can evaluate and use vocabulary that denotes exactness, correctness, and applicability.

Sprint 11

Sprint 2.5: General And Specific

Students can navigate the spectrum from broad, abstract ideas to narrow, concrete examples.

Sprint 12

Chapter 2 Review: Precision In Practice

Students synthesize and apply vocabulary for comparing, classifying, distinguishing, and specifying.

Sprint 13

Sprint 3.1: Cause And Effect

Student can accurately use vocabulary to distinguish between the triggers of an event and its resulting impacts.

Sprint 14

Sprint 3.2: Change In Amount

Student can describe quantitative trends and movements using precise verbs and nouns.

Sprint 15

Sprint 3.3: Develop And Transform

Student can articulate different scales of change over time, from minor modifications to complete transformations.

Sprint 16

Sprint 3.4: Protect, Preserve, Restore

Student can distinguish between vocabulary used for preventing damage, maintaining current states, and repairing past damage.

Sprint 17

Sprint 3.5: Process And Sequence

Student can accurately describe the order, stages, and repeating patterns of events.

Sprint 18

Chapter 3 Review: Cause, Change & Process

Synthesize and review vocabulary for causes, trends, transformations, protection, and processes.

Sprint 19

Sprint 4.1: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Student can identify and use the structural vocabulary of an argument: claim, evidence, reason, and conclusion.

Sprint 20

Sprint 4.2: Agree, Challenge, Refute

Student can use precise verbs to describe how they respond to ideas, distinguishing between challenging, refuting, and supporting.

Sprint 21

Sprint 4.3: Perspective And Stance

Student can articulate different viewpoints using words like perspective, stance, and position.

Sprint 22

Sprint 4.4: Advantage, Limitation, Trade-off

Student can evaluate ideas by discussing their benefits, drawbacks, and trade-offs.

Sprint 23

Sprint 4.5: Significant, Relevant, Sufficient

Student can precisely describe the importance and adequacy of evidence using words like significant, relevant, and sufficient.

Sprint 24

Sprint 4.6: Chapter Review

Student synthesizes vocabulary for arguments, evidence, and evaluation, demonstrating the ability to use these terms precisely in academic contexts.

Sprint 25

Sprint 5.1: System, Structure, Function

Understand and accurately use vocabulary related to systems, their parts, and their purposes.

Sprint 26

Sprint 5.2: Experiment And Method

Master the vocabulary of scientific inquiry, testing, and methodology.

Sprint 27

Sprint 5.3: Accurate, Reliable, Valid

Distinguish between nuances of evidence quality, such as accuracy, precision, reliability, and validity.

Sprint 28

Sprint 5.4: Data, Graphs, And Trends

Learn the precise vocabulary needed to describe numerical data, charts, and statistical patterns.

Sprint 29

Sprint 5.5: Resources, Economy, Environment

Acquire the academic vocabulary necessary for reading social science, geography, and economics texts.

Sprint 30

Chapter 5 Review: STEM & Technical Reading

Synthesize and review all technical and academic vocabulary learned in this chapter.

Sprint 31

Sprint 6.1: Character And Motivation

Student can use precise vocabulary to describe character traits, motives, and development.

Sprint 32

Sprint 6.2: Tone And Mood

Student can distinguish between tone and mood and use precise adjectives to describe them.

Sprint 33

Sprint 6.3: Imagery, Symbol, Theme

Student can explain how imagery and symbols build up to reveal a story's theme.

Sprint 34

Sprint 6.4: Conflict, Climax, Resolution

Student can trace the narrative arc using precise plot vocabulary.

Sprint 35

Sprint 6.5: Emotion And Behaviour Nuance

Student can use nuanced vocabulary to describe complex character emotions and behaviours.

Sprint 36

Chapter 6 Review

Student can synthesize and apply vocabulary related to character, tone, theme, plot, and emotion.

Sprint 37

Sprint 7.1: Improve And Refine

Differentiate between general improvement and precise refinement in writing.

Sprint 38

Sprint 7.2: Modify And Restructure

Use precise verbs to describe changing form without losing meaning.

Sprint 39

Sprint 7.3: Elaborate And Substantiate

Expand ideas meaningfully using evidence and detailed explanation.

Sprint 40

Sprint 7.4: Condense And Clarify

Shorten and clarify vague writing using precise verbs.

Sprint 41

Sprint 7.5: Link And Transition

Connect ideas logically using advanced transition words.

Sprint 42

Chapter 7 Review: Academic Expression

Synthesize and apply academic expression vocabulary across various writing contexts.