Research Terminology

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language persuasively

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Thesis Statement

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A statement made on a topic/opinion on that topic which you intend to argue with support

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Hook

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content in your introduction aimed at stimulating your reader's interest in that topic

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Transition Phrase

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Word(s) to signal a shift in or change of ideas or directions (organizational tool)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Signal Sentence (Set-up Sentence)

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A sentence giving the context or purpose of the quotation that follows

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Direct Quote

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Words taken from a source verbatim (in quotation marks)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Paraphrase (Indirect Quote)

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Expressing an authors's words in your own worlds for Sade of simplicity or efficiency

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Block Quote

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Special formatting for a quotation your using that exceeds 4 lines in length

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Parenthetical Citation

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It is placed at the end of a direct or paraphrased quotation and identifies the source of that information

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Actuation

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In your concluding paragraph, language asking your reader to agree with you or take a certain action as a consequence of having been persuaded by you