Week 29 Vocab Words

Circumstance

• outline; follow the course of

• conditions surrounding something; a situation

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• a statement that tells the reader what the essay will discuss

Writing that supports an opinion or claim about a particular topic

• Narrative Writing

• Informative Writing

• Argumentative Writing

• Thesis

To follow the course of; outline

• claim

• elaborate

• trace

• counterclaim

What is a thesis?

• a statement that tells the reader what the essay will discuss

• writing that tells a story; can be fiction or nonfiction

• quote

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

A position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint?

• claim

• counterclaim

• elaborate

• cite

Writing that tells a story; can be fiction or nonfiction

• narrative writing

• argumentative writing

• informational writing

• thesis

Elaborate

• outline; follow the course of

• quote

• writing that tells a story

• to explain in greater detail

Writing that explains a topic and conveys ideas

• narrative writing

• argumentative writing

• informational writing

• thesis

Cite

• outline; to follow the course of

• quote

• to explain in greater detail

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

The writer's position on an issue or topic

• claim

• counterclaim

• thesis

• elaboraate