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Argumentative Text: Claim and Audience
Argumentative Text: All about evidence
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100

What is the meaning of dove in this sentences?


The bird dove under the water, and came up a minute later with a fish in its mouth.

to plunge head first into water

100

Find the mistake in the following sentence.

At the end of the day it will be time to pack up and go home. 

Comma after day. 

100

Authors try to __________ and prove their claims to make them stronger.

support

100

Authors should use evidence that come from sources that are _______, meaning current and trustworthy sources.

credible

100

In a summary, there are at least how many sentences?

5

200

What does the word allocated mean in the following sentence?


Due to the huge demand, tickets will be allocated using a lottery system.

assigned or set aside

200

What are the TWO mistakes in the following sentence?

"The Grand canyon is beautiful" said my mom.

Canyon should be capitalized and there should be a comma after beautiful. 
200

The authors will use facts and opinions that _______ to the audience to have the best chance of proving their argument.

relate

200

Am author might use ___________ conducted on the topic, definitions of words, or opinions of experts as evidence in the text.

studies

200

Name two types of figurative language devices?

Answers will vary

300

What is the definition of unexpected in the follow sentence?


We have an unexpected visitor. Your uncle just arrived from New York.

not expected or foreseen; surprising

300

What are the TWO mistakes in the following sentence?

Yesterday, we eat a salad with lettuce cheese, and tomatoes.

eat should be ate/comma after lettuce

300

Writers use various _________ to persuade readers.

methods

300

__________ evidence: details you think are based on logic and reasoning; can be similar to a logical conclusion

Logical

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What should be contained in an exposition? (There are three things.)

Introduction of the characters, setting, and conflict.

400

What is the definition of variable in the following sentence?


With this variable weather, it can be hot today and cold tomorrow.

likely to change; not constant

400

What are the TWO mistakes in the following sentence?

How many peices of candy did you get.

peices should be pieces

The period should be a comma.

400

Authors try to support and ________ their claims to make them stronger.

prove

400

Anecdotal evidence utilizes examples, interviews, ________, observations, personal experiences, and visual details.

judgment

400

List all 5 components of a plot diagram

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution

500

What is the definition of influence in the following sentence?

Since they would influence my decisions, my mother told me to choose my friends wisely.

a thing or person that has the power to affect another

500

Find the three mistakes in the following sentence.

At the start of school Dora was afriad to meet her new Teacher.

comma after school

afriad sould be afraid 

Teacher should not be capitalized.

500

What is the word for the statement that an author believes to be true and is trying to prove?

claim

500

________ evidence: details are shown to be true based on scientific evidence.

Empirical 

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Name ALL FOUR types of evidence

Logical, Anecdotal, Empirical, and Textual

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