RI.6.8 - Arguments/Claims/Review

to follow, find, or discover evidence in reading

• trace

• summarize

• predict

• foreshadow

this word means to make an informed opinion - especially when reading an argumentative text

• trace

• evaluate

• predict

• guess

In argumentative writing, the author presents their own point of view or perspective on a topic. This point of view is called the author's....

• evaluation

• claim

• prediction

• argument

A statement that an author uses to prove their argument. There may be several _______ within an argumentative text.

• traces

• claims

• predictions

• evaluation

GENRE is....

• what an argument is based off of

• the nonstandard of writing

• selections in a text

• the types of literature

Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary word:
___________ means that an animal is injected with a lethal mixture that causes a painless death.

• vaccine

• pure bred

• euthanasia

• adoption

A ____________ animal is one whose genes have not been crossed with any other breed.

• pure bred

• sooner

• breeder

• animal rescue

When we read and analyze text we are:

• just skimming for information

• having an argument with our friends

• making important claims about our opinions

• carefully tracing and evaluating evidence to understand what we are reading

Define: author's point of view/perspective

• The author's opinion on a topic

• What the author wants the reader to hear, see, smell, feel, taste

• is usually worthless

• doesn't matter on a Tuesday

Read the following sentence and choose the option that best describes the main idea: "The sun was setting, casting a golden glow over the city, as people hurried home after a long day of work."

• People work in the city.

• The sun sets in a beautiful way over the city.

• The city is always busy.

• People are always in a hurry.