Unit 1 Vocabulary

Match the word to the following definition:

A critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text or source.

• Annotation

• Assertion

• Evidence

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

A specific point an author plans to make about the topic or main idea of a paragraph.

• Assertion

• Bias

• Author's Purpose

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

The reason or intent for writing; this can to be to entertain, persuade, or inform the reader. It can also satirize.

• Author's Purpose

• Tone

• Evidence

• Bias

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

Prejudice in a favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way to be considered unfair.

• Bias

• Tone

• Annotation

• Assertion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

The sentence that finalizes the discussion of the main idea of a paragraph; it may provide transition to a new idea to be discussed in the following paragraph.

• Closure Sentence

• Topic Sentence

• Commentary Sentence

• Supporting details

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

The sentence that follows a quote from a source that provides authority for an assertion; writers must then explain how or why the source supports the assertion.

• Commentary Sentence

• Topic Sentence

• Closure Sentence

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

These are within the text of your paper at the end of the sentence to let your readers know when you've used information from another source.

• Parenthetical Citation

• Evidence

• Central Idea

• Supporting details

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

This is the point of the paragraph. It is the most important thought about the topic.

• Central Idea

• Evidence

• Closure Sentence

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

A quotation from your research or a supporting detail from a text.

• Evidence

• Tone

• Supporting Details

• Bias

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the word to the following definition:

A paragraph within a work contains facts, statements, examples, etc. which guide us to full understanding of the main idea.

• Supporting Details

• Evidence

• Bias

• Assertion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D