a statement you are trying to prove as true with evidence from a source
claim
Using an author's language word for word
direct quote
had an affair with John Proctor
Abigail Williams
Rev. Hale
When is the due date?
12/17
tells the reader that certain material in your writing came from another source (typically the author's last name in parentheses)
citation
A statement that can be proved.
fact
Chooses to die at the end rather than confess to a lie
John Proctor
Never tells a lie
Elizabeth Proctor
4
putting a direct quotation from a source into your own words. Still needs a citation!
paraphrase
an opposing argument
counterargument
Paranoid reverend / Abigail's uncle
Rev. Parris
Has A LOT of children and grandchildren
Rebecca Nurse
How many pages is the final paper?
2-3
to admit that something is true
concede
A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
assumption
Has lost all of her children but 1
Ann Putnam
Drank blood
Abigail
How many of your sources will be about the opposing viewpoint?
1
to prove incorrect
refute
a broad statement about a topic or person (you want to avoid these)
generalization
Is pressed to death by stones
Giles Corey
Accuses his neighbors of witchcraft to steal their land
Mr. Putnam
When are the notes for your sources due?
12/1