Survival Unit Vocabulary

The process of analysis requires students to employ comprehension skills such as inferring based on evidence and drawing conclusions to construct meaning.

• Ethos

• Analyze

• Claim

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A reason(s) given with the goal of convincing or influencing others that an idea or decision is right or wrong.

• Figurative language

• Diction

• Argument

• Research

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The author’s intent for writing.

• Author's purpose

• Credibility

• Pathos

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The message or messages an author is trying to convey to the reader in an informational text.

• Rhetorical appeal

• Personification

• Mood

• Central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Using a quote from a source as evidence for your claim.

• Cite

• Logos

• Argument

• Credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The foundation of an argument.

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Claim

• Analyze

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To find similarities.

• Compare

• Contrast

• Ethos

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To find differences.

• Compare

• Contrast

• Etymology

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The final statement of writing that brings the ideas to a close.

• Idiom

• Evidence

• Concluding statement

• Analyze

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Exploring a topic or specific research question using reputable and trusted resources.

• Conventions

• Simile

• Diction

• Conduct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D