3.7 Vocabulary

a careful preservation and protection of something; planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect

• conservation

• Author’s claim

• opinion

• anecdote

An argument or opinion on a topic supported by reasons

• conservation

• Author’s claim

• opinion

• anecdote

What someone thinks, feels, or believes

• conservation

• Author’s claim

• opinion

• anecdote

a usually short narrative (story) of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident to convey a message or point

• conservation

• Author’s claim

• opinion

• anecdote

a restatement of a text; a summary giving the meaning in another form

• paraphrase

• Argumentative text

• contribute

• vistas

An informational selection written to convince or persuade the reader to think or act a certain way

• paraphrase

• Argumentative text

• contribute

• vistas

to give or supply (something, such as money or time) as a part or share

• paraphrase

• Argumentative text

• contribute

• vistas

a distant view through or along a canyon or opening of land

• paraphrase

• Argumentative text

• contribute

• vistas

a precautionary measure to make something safe

• safeguards

• enacted

• contribute

• vistas

To make into a law and carry out

• safeguards

• enacted

• contribute

• vistas