Argumentative Vocab #1

the pattern or structure an author uses to construct and organize the author's ideas for the audience

• Key idea

• Text structure

• Thesis/Controlling idea

• Body paragraph

components of a story or article that are not part of the main body of a text

• Text features

• Audience

• Argument

• Evidence

the feeling the reader has while reading as opposed to the feelings the author expresses about the subject

• Key Idea

• Topic Sentence

• Claim

• Mood/Tone

ideas that must be understood to fully comprehend the meaning of the text

• Introduction

• Key idea

• Detail

• Argument

the intended individual or group to whom the reader writes for

• Introduction

• Mood/Tone

• Detail

• Audience

in a speech or piece of writing, the premise or main idea that is supported by details and commentary

• Claim

• Rebuttal

• Thesis/Controlling idea

• Key idea

a position on a topic or issue developed through appeals to the audience and largely based upon logic, reasoning, and evidence

• Audience

• Argument

• Counter Argument

• Rebuttal

the beginning of a piece of writing, stating what the overall argumentative claim will be.

• Introduction

• Body Paragraoh

• Detail

• Claim

explains, proves, and/or supports your paper's argumentative claim

• Topic Sentence

• Claim

• Body Paragraph

• Audience

a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.

• Key Idea

• Topic Sentence

• Evidence

• Detail