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evidence from a text (fiction or nonfiction) that you can use to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments. |
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| 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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| 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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| to choose several main or important ideas about the topic |
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| when an author tries to convince others of his or her opinion |
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| : statements of belief the author makes in the text to support his or her argument (opinion). |
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| : 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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| an author’s appeal (plea or request) to logic or reason |
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| an author’s appeal (plea or request) to emotion |
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| an author’s appeal (plea or request) of credibility or character |
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| :the reason an author writes about a specific topic |
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: information based on logic or fact that is reasonable (practical, sound, or realistic) |
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| 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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| words or phrases the author uses in the text to influence the reader to believe something. |
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