English II EOC Terms

The negation of an argument or opinion through contradicting evidence; the process of proving something wrong by argument or evidence

• Claim

• Refutation

• Concession

• Qualification

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Acknowledging the limits of your argument; anticipating potential objections

• Refutation

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Qualification

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.1D

-The opposite of the claim

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Acknowledgement

• Refutation

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.1C

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

• idiom

• euphemism

• metaphor

• cliche

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

a statement that asserts something to be true.

• claim

• counterclaim

• oxymoron

• juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1

an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

• cliche

• euphemism

• juxtaposition

• analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a summary of the text that is free of bias, opinions, emotions, etc.

• opinion

• biased summary

• subjective summary

• objective summary

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

A second-hand account such as history books, biographies, newspapers, magazines, and textbook.

• primary source

• secondary source

• claim

• counterclaim

A firsthand account, such as a speech, an autobiography, or a letter.

• secondary source

• opinion

• primary source

• encyclopedia

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

symbolic story structured with at least two levels of meaning

• anecdote

• archetype

• allegory

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.5