Non-Fiction Terms
Savage Inequalities Vocab
Argument
Old Vocab
Wild Card
100

The end of something (c)

conclusion

100

to trick; trap into danger so they can be trapped or killed (b)



bait

100

the main or central point of something

thesis

100

A comparison using like or as (sim)

simile

100

What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?

Stay Gold

200

a brief statement or account of the main points of something.  (sum)

Summary

200

wasting time or energy; not getting the most out of something (in)

inefficient

200

The opposite of your thesis

counterargument

200

Very poor (po)

poverty

200

When introducing evidence you need to have one of these at the beginning of your paragraph 

topic sentence

300

Unclear

vague

300

involving financial matters (f)

fiscal

300

To grab your reader's attention, start your essay with a ________

hook

300

Very rich (a)

affluent

300

A social system that separates minority groups (s)

segregation

400

phrases or words used to connect one idea to the next

Transition (word or phrase)

400

unable for both to exist or be true at the same time in disagreement; 



contradictory

400

your response to the counterargument

rebuttal

400

inequality or difference in some respect

disparity
400

Give a counterargument to the thesis, "Social Media is harmful."

Social media is a helpful way to contact teachers

500

A guess or hypothesis that you make based on the information you have.

inference    

500

the act of combining multiple things into a whole;



integration

500

What was the student's (at the 3rd most well-funded high school in Long Island) most common counterargument to the thesis "schools should be funded equally"?

It wouldn't make a difference.
500

The situation surrounding something; something that gives more information about the situation.

Context

500

Full name of the person who wrote "The Outsiders"

Susan Eloise Hinton

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