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WorksheetsExplanatory & Argumentative Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a CENTRAL IDEA?
The middle idea.
A quote from another text.
The main idea or message of a text.
A logical guess or conclusion based on textual evidence.
Definition: Facts or reasons offered to support a position as being true.
Formal Style
Argument
Topic Sentence
Explanatory Writing
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE should...
be word for word from another text.
be in your own words.
support your topic sentence or claim.
SHOW, not TELL.
When would you use FORMAL STYLE?
With friends
With a teacher
With family
Writing a paragraph
Definition: Writing that explains with: a topic sentence, textual evidence, and commentary.
Explanatory Writing
Argumentative Writing
Narrative Writing
Central Idea
Mika plays Grand Theft Auto for 14 hours a day on weekends. There is a lot of violence in the game. Make an inference about how Mika acts when she is not playing video games.
How are TOPIC SENTENCE and CLAIM different?
A topic sentence is used in writing, but a claim is not.
A topic sentence is a central idea, a claim is textual evidence.
A topic sentence is the main idea of a paragraph, a claim is an opinion.
A topic sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph, a claim is evidence from a text.
Make an inference about kids who play puzzle solving video games.
Which of the following is NOT a credible source?
Social media
Published articles
Experts on a topic
Researched evidence
Which steps help a reader find the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?
Read the text.
Identify the topic of the text.
Choose textual evidence.
Identify what you learn about the topic.
Put TOPIC + LESSON together into one sentence.
