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Core Functions for College Writing Assignments
| Verb | General meaning | Discipline‐Specific Applications |
| Summarize | To condense to only the main ideas. | |
| Respond | To develop a personal reaction. | |
| Analyze | To break down into parts. To discuss the parts, and their relationships. | |
| Synthesize | To combine separate items into a new coherent whole. | |
| Evaluate | To judge quality or worth based on criteria shared with an audience. | |
| Argue | To advocate or defend a position or point of view. |
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