4.3 Vocabulary

What does claim mean?

• idea a writer is trying to prove

• evidence that proves his idea

• details that can be proven true

• author's feelings

What does opinion mean?

• idea a writer is trying to prove

• evidence that proves his idea

• details that can be proven true

• author's feelings

What does argument mean?

• idea a writer is trying to prove

• evidence that proves his idea

• details that can be proven true

• author's feelings

What does fact mean?

• idea a writer is trying to prove

• evidence that proves his idea

• details that can be proven true

• author's feelings

Match the following descriptions with their meanings.

• facts

• details that can be proven true

• proof

• evidence that proves his idea

• opinion

• author's feelings

• audience

• the person they are trying to convince

What does audience mean?

• the person they are trying to convince

• evidence that proves his idea

• details that can be proven true

• author's feelings

A statement that the writer is trying to prove true.

• Claim
• Setting
• Support
• Affect

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

What someone thinks or feels; cannot be proven true or false

• resolution

• opinion

• fact

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

The engineer made a(n) _____________________ that electric cars are becoming more popular by providing evidence from studies showing buyers' trends.

• summary

• analysis

• central idea

• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.8

In an argumentative text, audience is the _______________.

• the group of people the author is trying to persuade or convince with their writing.

• a statement that can be proven to be true.

• claims that are proven by supporting evidence

• the thing that should be done or believed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1