PSSA ELA Vocab 3

Front

A person who composes a literary or informational text

Back

Author

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

The position or claim the writer establishes

Back

Argument

Front

The author’s reason or intention for writing a text

Back

Audience (writing)

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Front

Writing that supports a position on or a claim about a particular topic

Back

Argumentative writing

Front

A group of listeners or viewers at a public event; the people reached by a literary or informational text

Back

Audience (reading)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic

Back

Bias

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

A written account of another person’s life

Back

Biography

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

The intended readers of a piece of writing

Back

Audience (writing)

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D