PSSA Words - PART 1

Match the following types of propaganda to its definition.

• do, think, or buy because it's popular

• ad hominem (name-calling) propaganda

• appeal to emotion instead of reason

• testimonial propaganda

• attempt to distract, not relevant

• red herring propaganda

• using famous person to endorse a product

• bandwagon propaganda

• attack on a person instead of an issue

• emotional appeal

  propaganda

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

claim

• how the author feels about the subject he or she is writing about

• author's reason for writing; usually to inform/explain, entertain, or persuade

• a statement of the author's main point or position on a topic

• an organizational structure in nonfiction texts

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

author's purpose

• the author's main point about a topic

• how the author feels about the subject

• a statement of the author's main point or position on a topic

• the author's reason for writing; inform, entertain, persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

main idea/central idea

• the author's main point about a topic

• text written primarily to convey factual information

• a statement of the author's main point or position

• the author's reason for writing; inform, entertain, persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Match the following vocabulary word to its definition.

• nonfiction: explains action and results

• problem and solution

• nonfiction: similarities and differences

• compare and contrast

• organized to convey time order

• sequence

• nonfiction: problems and solutions

• cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A newspaper or magazine article that gives the author's opinion on a topic or issue

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information

• bias

• sweeping generalization

• argument

• support

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

bias

• a judgement based on a person's point of view

• presenting claims and supporting them with evidence and reasoning

• to back up a claim with details

• an attack on a person instead of an issue

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

​ (a)   presenting of claims and supporting them with evidence and reading

• argument
• claim
• bias
• support

support

• presenting claims and supporting them with evidence and reasoning

• a statement of the author's main point

• a judgment based on a person's point of view

• to back up a claim and details

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1