Vocabulary
A writer's position on the problem or the issue.
What is a claim?
Statements that can be proven true.
What are facts?
36% of 7th graders met or exceeded on the Reading MAP assessment.
What is an example of a statistic?
Restating someone else's comments in your own words.
What is paraphrasing?
Facts expressed in numerical form.
What are statistics?
Some strongly feel that lockers provide teens with a right of passage. However, our school district board noted that not having lockers actually decreases loitering and fighting in the halls.
What is an example of a counterargument?
Assumptions made about a group of people based on either race, gender, religion, social, and/or economic status.
What is a stereotype?
A recorded comment of what someone said.
What is a quote?
Principals definitely don't want kids to have fun.
What is an example of a stereotype?
Evidence used to counter an opposing view to prove it wrong.
What is a counterargument?
A real life account of what happened.
What is an example?
I can't remember exactley but he said that it's time for recess to return because kids need an outlet.
What is an example of a paraphrase?