Fiction
Nonfiction
Academic Vocab: Argument
Academic Vocab: Narrative Writing
Word Study
100

In this plot structure, events occur in time sequence.  

Linear

100

Is Nonfiction writing true?

Yes

100

What is the basic three-part structure of an argument?

Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

100

The word is a noun 

Definition: the way that something is represented or shown, or something that represents or shows something

Depiction

100

How does the Latin root mort- help you understand the meaning of "Immortal"

answers vary - mort means death

200

In this plot structure, the plot events shift between two or more timelines

nonlinear

200

When conducting research, why do we search on a database?

To find credible sources

200

When an author introduces a claim that is in direct opposition to their argument, it is called this

counterclaim 

200

noun

a way of doing an activity that needs skill

technique

200

What does the suffixes –ory and –ary most often help show in a word?

A. The tense of a verb
B. A place, thing, or person connected to an action
C. The opposite of the word
D. The number of syllables 

B.  A place thing, or person connected to an action 

300
What is it called when authors give human traits or actions to nonhuman things?


example: The angry wind howled all night 

Personification

300

When reading for research, what should you look for?

Proper nouns - names of specific people, places or things

Numbers - statistics, dates, measurements

Expert opinions or studies done by experts

300

When an author fully rejects the counterclaim it is called a 

Rebuttal

300

noun

A guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof

Conjecture

300

The Latin root plac- means “to please” or “to calm.” What does placate most nearly mean?
A. To excite
B. To confuse
C. To calm or satisfy
D. To frighten

C. to calm or satisfy

400

What is the term for the message an author wants to convey to readers in fiction?

Theme

400

Is "The Voyage of the James Caird" from Unit 1 a primary source document related to the shipwreck of "the Endurance" and the adventure that followed?

No, it is a secondary source document

400

When the author partially rejects the counterclaim or allows it some validity but then continues to explain why their argument is the correct one, it is called

Concession 

400

adj.

examining and considering your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings, instead of talking to other people about them:

introspective

400

The Latin root trem- appears in the word tremor. What is a tremor?
A. A loud noise
B. A sudden movement
C. A shaking or trembling
D. A strong feeling

C.  Shaking or trembling

500

What is the term for a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared for their similar or dissimilar traits or attributes

Analogy

500

To combine ideas and details from different sources in order to develop a new insight is called

Synthesis

500

Name a nonfiction book

Answers vary

500

v.

To introduce changes and new ideas

Innovate

500

Which word contains the Latin root mort- and relates to death?
A. Motion
B. Mortgage
C. Mortal
D. Morning

C. Mortal