Informational Text Vocabulary

Front

What is evidence?

Back

Source-based information including facts, figures, and details used to support the writer’s ideas (statistics, quotes, support, charts, etc.).

Front

What is logos?

Back

An appeal to logic or reason.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is logical reasoning?

Back

The process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is kairos?

Back

An appeal to time or place.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is a claim?

Back

A statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is pathos?

Back

An appeal to emotion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is ethos?

Back

An appeal to credibility or character.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is a counterclaim?

Back

A statement that opposes a claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is narrative writing?

Back

A type of writing that tells a story or recounts events.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is expository writing?

Back

A type of writing that explains, describes, or informs.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D