Persuasive Text Vocabulary

a reason or set of reasons that supports an idea

• argument

• cause

• claim

• content-area words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the reason that something happens

• effect

• cause

• evidence

• opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

the main argument in an opinion or argumentative text

• opinion

• persuade

• claim

• argument

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

the words in a text that are specific to a subject such as math, science, or social studies

• persuade

• argument

• cause

• content-area words

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

something that happens as the result of a cause

• effect

• evidence

• opnion

• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

clues or details in the text that support an answer or idea

• claim

• evidence

• content-area words

• effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

ideas or beliefs that cannot be proved

• persuade

• argument

• cause

• opinion

to try to convince someone of an idea or to try to get the person to do something

• effect

• evidence

• persuade

• cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2