Nonfiction Terms + Speeches

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Elected president in 2008

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Obama

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Gave a speech to high schoolers in Arlington, VA

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Obama

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Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people

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Nonfiction

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A US representative, elected in 2020

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Bush

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The focus of the text - all information/evidence should support this term

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Main idea

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A speech delivered to persuade or inform an audience

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Public Speech

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The main argument or point that an author is trying to convey in a nonfiction text

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Thesis Statement

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A type of nonfiction writing that tells a true story about a person's life

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Biography

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The use of facts, statistics, and examples to support a claim in writing

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Evidence

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A brief summary of the main points of a text or speech

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