Academic Vocabulary Word Wall for Middle School

There are a lot of academic vocabulary words that students see on standardized tests and in-class assignments. If students aren't familiar with these words, it can sabotage their success. Introduce and create a word wall of academic vocabulary for your students so they are more confident!

The following word wall academic vocabulary words are from the Academic Vocabulary Toolkit resources by Dr. Kate Kinsella. Get more lessons associated with these words in her books.

In this resource, you will find:

1. A color pdf of word wall words with category headings

2. A black & white pdf of word wall words with category headings

3. 42 Academic Vocabulary Words + 7 Headings

• DESCRIBE
  • characteristic
  • explanation
  • demonstrate
  • description
  • accurate
  • feature
• ANALYZE
  • analysis
  • position
  • evidence
  • data
  • concept
  • indicate
• CAUSE + EFFECT
  • influence
  • reason
  • factor
  • cause
  • lead
  • impact
• SEQUENCE
  • beforehand
  • after
  • subsequently
  • eventually
  • precede
  • currently
• CREATE
  • approach
  • generate
  • include
  • elaborate
  • plan
  • design
• COMPARE + CONTRAST
  • differ
  • equivalent
  • contrast
  • distinguish
  • share
  • distinct
• INFERENCE
  • determine
  • logical
  • involve
  • generalize
  • assume
  • context

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