Heavin ILearn Vocab Quiz

What type of essay opens with a claim that is supported by text evidence from credible sources?

• argument essay

• fictional essay

• compare and contrast essay

• informational essay

What do writers call the statement in the opening paragraph of an argument essay that states the opinion of the author that the author is trying to prove

• resolution

• introduction

• claim

• text evidence

If you are asked to give examples to expand or further explain something, you are being asked to ___

• analyze

• illustrate

• evaluate

• convey

If you are asked to convey your feelings on a topic, you are being asked to ....

• draw a picture

• analyze

• write a claim

• to communicate

When deciding if an author is attempting to persuade, inform, or entertain, you are deciding upon ...

• the author's purpose

• the author's perspective

• text evidence

• figurative language

When you _________ an article or story, you study it and sometimes break in into small sections to study it

• edit

• elaborate

• revise

• analyze

To figure out the author's perspective in an article or story, you need to.....

• look up the vocabulary words

• search for figurative language

• look at the author's word choice and tone of the writing

• read the comprehension questions first

If you are asked to trace an argument, you will need to go back through the reading and.....

• make an outline or list of the arguments presented in the essay

• find the answers to the comprehension questions

• break the article/story apart and study

• add more details to the story/article

If you need to expand your story/paper/article with more information or details, you need

to _____________________.

• add figurative language

• analyze

• elaborate

• edit

If you are asked to form an opinion or a conclusion after reading an article/story after looking at the details closely, you are being asked to

_________________ it.

• evaluate

• edit

• review

• elaborate