Persuasive Writing
This is when a writer acknowledges the opposing side and explains why their argument is still stronger.
What is a counterargument?
This author’s purpose is to convince the reader to think or act a certain way.
What is to persuade?
This text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
This testing strategy involves marking or selecting the part of the passage that supports your answer.
What is highlighting evidence in the text?
This word means to figure something out using evidence and reasoning, even when it is not directly stated.
What is infer?
This is the main opinion or position a writer is trying to convince the reader to accept.
What is a claim?
This author’s purpose is to give facts or explain a topic to the reader.
What is to inform?
This text structure explains why something happens and what results from it.
What is cause and effect?
This strategy helps students understand the topic before reading the passage.
What is reading the title?
This word means the main message or lesson the author wants the reader to understand.
What is theme?
These are facts, statistics, or examples that support a writer’s argument.
What is evidence?
This author’s purpose is to tell a story or amuse the reader.
What is to entertain?
This text structure lists items, ideas, or events without a specific order.
What is description?
This tool in the testing program helps students understand unfamiliar words during the test.
What is using the built-in dictionary?
This word refers to proof from the text that supports an answer.
What is evidence?
These strategies include emotional appeal, facts, and credibility to convince the reader.
What are persuasive techniques?
When an author wants you to learn how something works using explanations and details, this is their purpose.
What is to inform?
This text structure puts events or steps in the order they happened.
What is chronological/sequence?
This strategy helps students to understand the type of question they're answering in order to guide their brain to the correct thought patterns.
What is labeling the question topic?
This word means to explain the meaning of something using details from the text.
What is analyze?
This part responds to the counterclaim in order to strengthen your argument and weaken the other side.
What is a rebuttal?
When an author uses opinions and strong language to influence the reader’s beliefs, this is their purpose.
What is to persuade.
This text structure presents an issue and then gives one or more fixes.
What is problem and solution?
This strategy reminds students to Answer the question, Cite evidence, and Explain their thinking in short constructed responses.
What is ACE?
This word means to briefly tell the most important points of a text in your own words.
What is summarize/paraphrase?