Passage
(1) Hurricanes can cause great destruction. (2) Their powerful winds can overturn cars and boats and tear houses to shreds. (3) The heavy rains Hurricanes bring can result in flooding, making travel impossible. (4) Authorities have documented hurricane damage on tropical islands and in coastal areas around the world.
the author's claim in the passage.
what is Hurricans are very destructive
Showing the other side then disproving it
what is a counterargument
To make a text smaller puting in the main ideas of the paragraph.
what is summary
This is when one side is only shown and no info for the other side.
what is bias
(1) Hurricanes can cause great destruction. (2) Their powerful winds can overturn cars and boats and tear houses to shreds. (3) The heavy rains Hurricanes bring can result in flooding, making travel impossible. (4) Authorities have documented hurricane damage on tropical islands and in coastal areas around the world.
This sentence give the most convincing evidence because it suggest proof.
what is sentence two
to prove something
what is verifiy
the idea of the text
What is main idea
This is what the athor states.
what is a claim
(1) Hybrid cars have become very popular. (2) Clearly, they are popular because they are economical. (3) Hybrids use less gas and are able to travel longer distances between fill-ups. (4) For example, one popular hybrid car can travel up to sixty miles per gallon of gas--that is more then triple the gas mileage that some conventional cars can achieve!
The author's claim in the passage
What is hybrids are popular
to have a sharp come back
what is retort
this is the metaphorical meaning of words. like house and home
what is Connotation
This is used to support a claim.
what is Evidence.
Eighth-grader students should be allowed to participate in any kind of after-school class or sport-even martial arts. Research shows martial arts builds strength and coordination. some people object, saying martial-arts students are prone to picking fights. however, martial arts masters teach students to practice self-control and avoid impulsive violence
the author's claim and purpose
what is to let 8th do after school activity's like martial arts
to make a claim about something with out proof
What is speculate
this is the real meaning of words.
what is Denotation
this is when something is logical and make sense in an argumentive essay
what is sound reasoning
Eighth-grader students should be allowed to participate in any kind of after-school class or sport-even martial arts. Research shows martial arts builds strength and coordination. some people object, saying martial-arts students are prone to picking fights. however, martial arts masters teach students to practice self-control and avoid impulsive violence
the counterargument the author states is
What is martial art students are said to fight more, but the are tought self control
To fix a situation.
what is rectify
To convince readers to take a certain action or think a certain way in an argumentative essay.
what is author's purpose.
this is when you get evidence from an expert
what is expert opinion