Argumentative Writing
What is the counterargument?
The underlying message or idea that the story explores, often a universal truth or insight about life.
What is the theme?
These words are used to connect ideas and create a smooth flow between paragraphs and sentences.
What are transition words and phrases?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
A word that connects a noun or pronoun to another word or phrase in the rest of the sentence.
What is preposition?
The justifications or explanations that support the claim.
What is the reason?
The individuals who populate the story, with distinct personalities, motivations, and roles.
What is character?
Connects the details to the main idea and provides further context.
What is the explanation?
A figure of speech in which two words with opposing meaning are used together intentionally for effect.
What is oxymoron?
A word or group of words that describes an action or experience.
What is a verb?
Where you directly address and refute the counterarguments, providing evidence and reasoning to demonstrate why your position is stronger.
What is the rebuttal?
The storyline that evolves throughout the passage.
What is the plot?
Introduces the main idea of each paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
A comparison of two unlike things in which like or as is not used.
What is metaphor?
Describes a verb and an adjective.
What is an adverb?
The main argument of an essay.
What is the claim?
The words that a character speaks in a narrative passage.
What is dialogue?
The sentence at the beginning of a passage that interests the reader.
What is the hook?
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that joins or connects words or sentences.
What is a conjunction?
The factual information, data, examples, or expert opinions used to support the reasons and strengthen the claim.
What is evidence?
The central struggle or problem that the characters face, which can be internal or external.
What is conflict?
Provides context for the topic.
What is background information?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses to create vivid mental pictures for the reader.
What is imagery?
This part of speech replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun?