A CORRELATION OF
Essential Words Series Glossaries
to The Academic Word List
found in
Building Academic Vocabularyby Robert J. Marzano
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Elementary Reading & Language ArtsThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AActAdjectiveAdverbAdvertisementAffixAlphabetical orderAntonymApostropheAudience
BBodyBrainstorming
CCaptionCastCauseChapterCharacterCommaCommandCompareCompound wordConclusionConflictConjunctionConsonantContext cluesContractionContrast
DDescribeDetailsDiagramDialogueDictionaryDraftDrama
EEditingEffectEncyclopediaEndingEssay
ExaggerationExclamation
FFableFactFairy taleFantasyFictionFigurative language Folk tale
GGlossaryGraphic organizer
HHeadingHomonymHomophone
IIllustrationIndexInferInformationInterjectionIntroduction
JJournal
KKey word
LLearning logLegendLetterLiterature
MMain ideaMediaMetaphorMultiple-meaning words Myth
NNarratingNarrative NarratorNonfictionNoun
OOnomatopoeiaOpinionOrderOrganizeOutline
PParagraphPeriodPersonificationPersuadePlotPoetryPoint of viewPredicatePredictPrefixPrepositionPresentationPronounProofreadProper nounPublishPunctuation mark
QQuestionQuotation mark
RReference materialsRelateReportRereadRetellReviseRhymeRhythmRoot
SSentenceSequenceSettingSimileSingularSlangStatementStorySubjectSuffixSummarySyllableSymbolSynonym
TTableTable of contentsTall taleThemeThesaurusTimelineTitleTopicTransition
VVerbVowel
W Word Word origin
Middle School Reading & Language ArtsThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AActAction verbAdjectiveAdverbAlliterationAllusionAntonymApostropheAppropriate formAppropriate word choiceArgueAudienceAutobiography
BBiographyBrainstorming
CCapitalizationCaptionCastCauseCharacterizationClauseCoherenceColonCombiningCommaCommon nounComparative adjectiveCompareComplex sentencesCompound sentenceConflictConjunctionConnotative meaningContext cluesContractionContrastCriteria
DDeletingDenotative meaningDescribeDetailsDialogueDraftDrama
EEditorial EffectElaboratingEssayEssential informationExclamation pointExplainExpress
FFableFactFictionFigurative languageFlashbackForeshadowFormal languageFormat
GGeneralizationGenreGraphic organizer
HHeadingHistorical fictionHomophoneHyperbole
IIdiomIndependent clauseInformal languageIrregular plural
JJournal
KKey word
LLearning logLegendLetterLinking verbLogLogic
MMain ideaMake inferencesMetaphorMeterMoodMultiple-meaning word Myth
NNarrateNarrativeNonfictionNotesNovelNoun
OObjectOpinionOrganizeOriginOutline
PParaphrasePast tensePerfect tensePeriodPersonificationPersuadePhrasePlaywrightPlotPoetryPoint of viewPossessivePredicatePredictPrefixPrepositionPresentationPresent tensePreviewPrewritingPrimary sourceProblemProblem solveProofreadPronounProper noun
PublishPunctuation
QQuestion mark
RReference materialsReportRequestResearchResolutionReviewReviseRoot
SSceneSecondary sourceSemicolonSentenceSequenceSettingShort storySimileSimple sentenceSingularSourceStyleSubjectSubject-verb agreementSuffixSummarizeSuperlative adjectiveSyllableSymbolSynonym
TTall taleTheaterThemeThesisTimelineTransitions
VVerbVerb tenseVowel
High School Reading & Language ArtsThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AAction verbAdjectiveAdverbAffixAllegoryAlliterationAnalogyAnecdoteAntecedentAntonymAssonanceAudienceAutobiography
BBiographyBodyBrainstormBusiness letterCatalog
CCharacterCharacterizationClauseClimaxCollaborative writingCollective nounComedyCompareComplementCompound subjectCompound word ConclusionConflictConjunctionConnotationContextContrastCouplet
DDenotationDescribeDetailDetailsDialectDialogDictionary
EEditEditorialElaborateEncyclopediaEntertainEpicEssayExclamatory sentenceExpositionExpository writing
FFactFictionFigure of speechFlashbackForeshadowFormal EnglishFormatting
GGenreGrammarGraphic organizer
HHelping verbHistorical narrativeHyphen
IImageryImperative sentenceIndependent clauseIndirect objectInformal EnglishInterjectionInternetInterrogative sentenceIntroductionIrregular verb
JJournal
LLetterLinking verbLyric poem
MMain ideaMediaMetaphorModifyMoodMyth
NNarrativeNarratorNonfictionNoteNounNovel
OOpinionOrganizeOutlineOvergeneralization
PPage layoutPamphletParagraphPast tensePeer reviewPeriodicalPersonal narrativePersonificationPersuadePersuasive essayPhysical descriptionPlayPlotPoemPoetryPoint of viewPortfolioPossessivePredicatePrefixPrepositionPrepositional phrasePresent tensePre-writePronounProof
ProofreadPropagandaProsePublicationPublishPunctuation markPurpose
QQuestionQuotation marksQuote
RRegular verbRepeatResearchResolutionResponseResumeReviseRhymeRhythmRoot
SSalutationSatireSensory detailSentenceSettingShort storySignatureSimileSourceSubjectSubject-verb agreementSuffixSurveySymbolSynonym
TThemeThesaurusThesis statementTimelineToneTopicTopic sentenceTragedy
VVerbVerb tense
Elementary ScienceThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AAdaptAnimalAsteroidAtmosphereAxis
BBacteriaBalanceBehaviorBoilBuoyant
CCalculatorCarbonCarbon dioxideCellChartCircuitClassifyClimateCometComputerConclusionCondensationConductConserveConstantCoreCrustCrystalCurrentCycle
DDataDecomposerDensityDissolve
EEarthEarthquakeEclipse
EcosystemElectricityElementEnergyEnvironmentErosionEvaluateEvaporateEvidenceExperimentExtinct
FFood chainForceFossilFreezeFungi
GGasGlacierGraphGravityGreenhouse effect
HHabitatHeatHypothesis
I Infer
LLife cycleLightLiquidLivingLiving system
MMagnetMagneticMantleMap
MassMatterMeasureMeltMeteorMethodMicroscopeMixtureModelMoon
NNucleusNutrient
OObserveOffspringOrbitOrganismOxygen
PParentPatternPhotosynthesisPhysical propertyPlanetPlantPollutePollutionPowerPredatorPredictProperty
RRecycleReflectReproduceResultRuler
SSatelliteSoil
Solar SystemSolidSpaceSpeciesSpeedStarStates of matterSunSurvive
TTechnologyTelescopeTestTextureTheoryThermometerTrait
V VariableVelocityVolcano
WWasteWater cycleWeatherWeatheringWeight
Middle School ScienceThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AAbiotic AccelerateAdaptationAsteroidAtmosphereAtomAxis
BBacteriaBehaviorBoil
CCarbonCarbon cycleCellChemicalChemical bondChemical changeChromosomeCircuitClimateCometCompoundCondenseConductorConserveConstantConvectionCoreCrustCrystalCycle
DDataDecomposerDensityDNA
EEarthquakeEclipseEcosystemElectricity
Electromagnetic radiationElectronElementEmbryoEnergyEnvironmentErosionEvaporateEvidence
FFaultFertileFood chainFood webForceFossilFossil fuelFreezeFrictionFungi
GGalaxyGasGeneGlacierGravityGreenhouse effectGroundwater
HHabitatHeatHydrogenHypothesis
IIgneous rockInsulatorIon LLife cycleLightLiquid
LithosphereMMagnetMantleMassMatterMeltMetalMetamorphic rockMeteorMineralMixtureModelMoleculeMoon
NNatural selectionNeutronNucleusNutrient
OObservationOffspringOrbitOreOrganOrgan systemOrganismOxygen
PPhotosynthesisPhysical propertyPlanetPlatePollinationPollutePollutionPopulationPotential energyPowerPredatorPressurePreyProperty
Proton
RRadiationRadioactivityReflectRefractReproductionResources
SSatelliteSedimentSedimentary rockSemiconductorSolar systemSolidSolubilitySound SpeciesSpeedStarStatesSunlight
T TechnologyTheoryTissueTrait
VVelocityVibrationViscosityVolcano
WWasteWater cycleWaveWavelengthWeatheringWeight
High School Science (page 1 of 2)
The following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AAbioticAccelerateAcidAdaptationAnimalAsexual reproductionAsteroidAstronomical unitAstronomyAtmosphereAtmospheric gasesAtmospheric pressureAtomAtomic mass unitAtomic numberAvogadro’s LawAvogadro’s numberAxis
BBehaviorBig Bang TheoryBoilBoiling point
CCarbonCarbon cycleCatalystCellCell differentiationCell membraneCell wallChargeCharged particleChemicalChemical bondChemical changeChemical propertyChemical reactionChloroplastChromosomeCircuitClassificationClimateCloudsColorCometCompoundConductivity
Conservation of massConserveConstantControlCoreCrustCrystalCurrentCycleCytoplasm
DDataDecomposerDensityDiversityDNADominantDrought
EEarthquakeEclipseEcologyEcosystemElectric chargeElectric circuitElectric fieldElectricityElectromagnetic radiationElectronElementEmbryoEndothermicEnergyEnvironmentEnzymeEquilibriumErosionEvaporationEvidenceExothermicExtinct
FFaultFissionFood chainFood webForce
FossilFossil fuelFossil recordFreezeFreeze pointFreshwaterFrictionFuelFungiFusion GGalaxyGasGeneGene expressionGene mutationGlaciationGlacierGravitational potential energyGravityGreenhouse effectGreenhouse gasesGrow
HHabitatHeatHeat conductorHuman beingHydrogenHydrogen bondHypothesis
IIgneous rockImmune systemInherited characteristicsIon
KKepler’s lawsKinetic energy
LLife cycleLightLithosphere
MMagnetMantleMass MatterMechanical energyMeltMelting pointMetal Metamorphic rockMeteorMigrationMineral MitochondriaMeiosisMitosisMixtureModelMoleMoleculeMoon MotionMountain
NNatural selectionNeutronNewton’s LawsNonmetalNuclear fissionNuclear fusionNuclear reactionNutrient
OObserveOffspringOrbitOreOrganOrgan systemOrganelleOrganic compoundOrganismOxidation-reduction reactionOxygenOzone
(HS Sci Con’t, p. 2 of 2)
PParentParticlePeriodPeriodic tablePeriodic Table of ElementsPhotosynthesisPhysical propertyPlanetPlanetary systemPlantPlate tectonic theoryPollinationPollutePollutionPopulationPotential energyPowerPrecipitatePredatorPredictPressurePreyPropertyProton
RRadiationRadioactive decayRadioactive datingRecycleReflectRefractReproductionResourceRespirationRockRock cycle
SSatelliteSea-floor spreadingSedimentary rockSegregationSemiconductorSexual reproductionSoilSolar system SolidSolubilitySoundSpace probe
SpeciesSpeedStarState of matterSubstanceSurface water
TTaxonomyTechnologyTelescope TemperatureTheoryThermometerTimeTissueTorqueTrait
UUniverse
VVacuoleVariableVelocityVibrationViscosityVolcanoVoltVolume
WWasteWater cycleWaveWavelengthWeatherWeatheringWeight
Elementary MathThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AAcute angleAddAddendAlgebraic expressionAngleAreaArrayAssociative property
BBar graphBaseBias sample
CCapacityCentimeterCertainCircleCircumferenceCoinCommon denominatorCommon factorCommutative propertyComposite numberCoordinate planeCubeCylinder
DDataDecimalDifferenceDistributive propertyDivideDividendDivisibleDivisor
EEqualEquationEquilateral triangleEquivalent fractions
EstimateEven numberExpanded notation
FFaceFactorFoot
GGramGreater than signGreatestGreatest common factor
HHour
IIdentity propertyImpossibleImproper fractionInchInequalityIntegerIntersecting linesIsosceles triangle
LLeastLeast common multiple LengthLess than signLineLine graphLine of symmetryLine segment
MMedianMeterMinuteMixed numberModeMoney
MultipleMultiplyNNet
OObtuse angleOrder of operationsOrdered pairOutcomeOutlier
PParallel linesParallelogramPercentPerimeterPerpendicular linesPictographPlanePolygonPopulationPoundPrime factorizationPrime numberProbabilityProductProportionProtractorPyramid
QQuadrilateralQuotient
R RadiusRandom sampleRangeRateRatioReciprocalsRectangleRectangular prismReflectionRemainder
RhombusRight angleRotationRoundRuler
SSampleSecondSimplifySphereSquareStandard formStem-and-leaf plotStraight angleSubtractSumSupplementary anglesSurface areaSymmetry
TTableTessellationTrapezoidTree diagramTriangle
VVariableVenn diagramVertexVolume
Middle School MathThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AAbsolute valueAcute angleAlgebraic expressionAnglesAreaAssociative property
BBar graphBaseBias sample
CCapacityCircleCircumferenceCombinationCommon factorCommutative propertyComplementary anglesComposite numbersCongruentCoordinate planeCoordinatesCorresponding anglesCubeCylinder
DDataDenominatorDependent eventDifferenceDistributive propertyDivisibleDivision property
EEquationEquilateral triangleEquivalent fractionsEstimateEventExpanded formExperimental probabilityExponent
FFaceFactorFormulaFractionFunction
GGreatest common factorGreatest
HHistogram
I Identity propertyImproper fractionIndependent eventInequalityIntegersInterestIntersecting linesInverse operationsIrrational numbersIsosceles triangle
LLeast common multipleLeastLengthLike termLine graphLine of symmetryLine segmentLineLinear function
MMassMeanMedianMetric systemMixed numberModeMonomialMultiple
NNatural numbersNet
OObtuse angleOrder of operationsOrdered pairOutcomeOutlier
PParallel linesParallelogramPatternPercentPerimeterPermutationPerpendicular linesPiPlanePointPolygonPolynomialPopulationPowerPrime factorizationPrime numberPrismProbabilityProductProportionPyramidPythagorean Theorem
QQuadrilateralQuotient
RRadiusRandom sampleRangeRateRatioRational numbersReal numbers
ReciprocalsRectangleReflectionRelatively prime numbersRhombusRight angleRight triangleRotationRotational symmetry
SSampleScale drawingScaleScatter plotScientific notationSequenceSimilar figuresSimplifySlopeSlope-intercept formSolutionSphereSquare root SquareStandard formStem-and-leaf plotStraight angleSumSupplementary angleSurface area
TTermTessellationTimeTrapezoidTree diagramTriangle
VVariableVenn diagramVertexVolume
High School MathThe following words are found in both New Leaf’s Essential Words Glossary and Robert Marzano’s Academic Word List
AAbsolute valueAcute angleAlgebraic expressionAngleAngle bisectorArcAreaAssociative property
BBar graphBaseBias sample
CCapacityChordCircleCircumferenceCombinationCommon factorCommutative propertyComplementary anglesComplex numberComposite numberCompound interestCongruentConjectureConstantCoordinateCoordinate planeCoordinatesCorresponding anglesCosineCubeCylinder
DDataDeductive reasoningDegreeDenominatorDependent eventDifferenceDistance formulaDistributive propertyDivisibleDivision property
EEquationEquilateral triangleEquivalent fractionsEstimate
EventExpanded formExperimentExperimental probabilityExponent
FFaceFactorFactorialFormulaFractionFunction
GGeometric sequenceGreatest common factor
HHistogram
I Identity propertyImaginary numberImproper fractionIndependent eventIndependent variableInequalityIntegersInterestIntersection linesInverse functionInverse operationsInverse variationsIrrational numbersIsosceles triangle
LLeast common multipleLike termsLineLine graphLine of symmetryLine segmentLinear equationLinear functionLogarithm
MMatrixMeanMedianMetric system
Mixed numberModeMonomialMultiple
NNatural numbersNet
OObtuse angleOddsOrder of operationsOrdered pairOutcomeOutlier
PParallel linesParallelogramPercentPerimeterPermutationPerpendicular linesPiPlanePointPolygonPolynomialPopulationPostulatePowerPrime factorizationPrime numberPrismProbabilityProductProportionProtractorPyramid
QQuadratic equationQuadrilateralQuotient
RRadiusRandom sampleRangeRateRatioRational numbersReal numbers
ReciprocalsRectangleReflectionRelatively prime numbersRhombusRight angleRight triangleRotationRotational symmetry
SSampleSample spaceScaleScale drawingScatter plotScientific notationSequenceSimilar figuresSine (sin)SlopeSlope-intercept formSolutionSpaceSphereSquare root Stem-and-leaf plotStraight angleSumSupplementary angleSurface areaSymmetrySystem of inequalities
TTangentTermTessellationTheoremTheoretical probabilityTransversalTrapezoidTree diagramTriangleTrigonometric ratioTrinomial
VVariableVenn diagramVertexVolume
PERCENTAGE OF NEW LEAF EDUCATION’S ESSENTIAL WORDS FOUND ON ROBERT MARZANO’S ACADEMIC WORD LIST
Total words in the New Leaf Essential Words Glossary
Number of these words found in the Marzano Academic
Word List
% of New Leaf Essential Words
that are in Marzano’s list
Science
Elementary 175 132 75%
Middle School 200 148 74%
High School 475 250 53%
Math
Elementary 203 135 67%
Middle School 207 148 71%
High School 278 178 65%
Reading & Language Arts
Elementary 149 134 90%
Middle School 198 163 82%
High School 220 167 76%
ESSENTIAL WORDS GLOSSARY SERIESNew Leaf’s Essential Word Series offers glossaries for math, science, and reading/language arts
for elementary, middle, and high schools.
To the
Academic Word Listfrom
BUILDING ACADEMIC VOCABULARYby Robert J. Marzano
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