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SHMS 7th ELA Vocab 2

SHMS 7th Grade ELA Vocab 2

TermDefinition
Evidence information an author provides to support his or her opinion, including statistics, case studies, anecdotes, and expert opinions
Plot sequence of events in a story, novel, or play.
Organizational structure the arrangement of main points and supporting details in a piece of writing (cause and effect, chronological order, etc.)
Biased an attitude or opinion that favors one side or another; prejudice
Unbiased having no opinion about either side
Citation A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author; giving credit to the original author
Claim a stated opinion that reflects the author’s point of view about a subject
Informational a type of writing in which the author presents information about a specific topic
Nonfiction writing that conveys information using facts and other details. Nonfiction tells about actual people, events, or other real-life subjects.
Summary a short restatement of a text in the reader’s own words
Hypothesis an unproved theory; a conjecture
Source a book, person, Web site, article, etc., that provides information
Thesis The main idea of an essay, report, speech, or research paper, often written as a single declarative sentence
Paraphrase using your own words to express someone else's ideas while still preserving the main ideas of the original.
Topic The subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse.
Fact a statement that can be verified independently and objectively.
Brainstorm an informal way of generating topics to write about, or points to make about your topic.
Argument a persuasive attempt to convince others to think or act in a certain way.
Revising to check that a paper is well-organized and to make any needed changes.
Citation a specific reference within a research paper to a source of information.
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