Unit 2 Literary Terms - Springboard

Which of the following is the definition of "claim"?

• a complaint to your insurance company

• a section of land

• a position statement that asserts an argument

What does the word " valid" mean?

• believable or truthful

• a lie or untruth

• an idea or thought

What does the word word "effect" mean?

• believable or true(a noun)

• to influence something( a verb)

• to be(verb)

Which definition most clearly defines the word "affect"?

• a result of something

• an unbelievable event

• a narritive

What does "credibility" mean?

• a lie

• the implied meaning of a word

• the quality of being believed or trusted

What is a counterclaim?

• your general thesis

• the reason(s) for your argument

• the reasoning given in opposition to an argument

A primary source is.....

• an eyewitness to the event

• a person who heard about the event

• the person hurt by the event

A secondary source....

• an eyewitness to the event

• information gathers from primary sources and then discussed

• information from an unbelievable source

Rhetoric is...

• the language used to describe something

• the language used to persuade an audience

• sensory or figurative languag

Text evidence is...

• the elements used to help locate, understand and organize information

• the quotes used to prove your point

• the thesis statement

• quotations or information directly quoted from the source