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unit 4 vocabulary
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9th Grade
01/21/2016

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Textual Evidence
Definition
evidence from a text (fiction or nonfiction) that you can use to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments
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Cite
Definition
tells the reader where the information came from. In your writing, you cite or refer to the source of information as stated directly from the article.
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Analysis
Definition
a process of looking at something by breaking it into parts for closer examination. (Texts are composed of words, which form sentences, which form paragraphs, which form larger sections of the text as a whole.)
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Analyze
Definition
to choose several main or important ideas about the topic
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Argument
Definition
to choose several main or important ideas about the topic
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Claim
Definition
statements of belief the author makes in the text to support his or her argument (opinion).
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Rhetoric
Definition
the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people. (Examples: figurative language, analogies, etc.)
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Logos
Definition
an author’s appeal (plea or request) to logic or reason
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Pathos
Definition
an author’s appeal (plea or request) to emotion
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Ethos
Definition
an author’s appeal (plea or request) of credibility or character
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Author’s Purpose
Definition
the reason an author writes about a specific topic
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Valid
Definition
information based on logic or fact that is reasonable (practical, sound, or realistic)
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Relevant
Definition
information that is connected to what is being discussed or what the author is trying to get across to the reader.
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Persuasive
Definition
words or phrases the author uses in the text to influence the reader to believe something.
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