Argumentative Vocabulary

I am what the text is mostly about. I am usually summed up into one sentence. What am I?

• Evidence

• Connoatation

• Central Idea

• Analyze

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

I am the facts found within the text. I can be used for support in your writing. What am I?

• Opinion

• Evidence

• Formal Stype

• Evaluate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

I retell the most important information from a text. I am one paragraph and I am written in your own words. What am I?

• Summary

• Fact

• Opinion

• Support

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

I am a statement that is true 100% of the time. For example, Thanksgiving is on November 24th. What am I?

• Opinion

• Formal Style

• Fact

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

I am the dictionary definition of a word. I tell exactly what a word means. What am I?

• Connotation

• Fact

• Denotation

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

I am a statement that tells what someone thinks or feels about a topic. For example, Mrs. Cox is the best teacher ever! What am I?

• Fact

• Opinion

• Connotation

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

I am an action that means to judge something in order to decide if it is good or not. What am I?

• Summary

• Central Idea

• Formal Style

• Evaluate

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

I am the feeling or mood a word gives. For example, she is feeling blue means that she is sad. What am I?

• Fact

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

I hold up and serve as a foundation in your essays. What am I?

• Bridge

• Central Idea

• Support

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

I am the side you choose in an argument. I am what you are trying to prove to your audience. What am I?

• Claim

• Opinion

• Denotation

• Summary