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Teaching History Through Fiction Vocabulary
Hitler Youth Vocabulary
Arguments & Claims
Info. Text Elements
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Compare & Contrast
Reasons & Evidence
100
applicable; connected in a meaningful way
relevant
100
feeling separate or excluded from a group
alienated
100
What is a point of view supported by reasons?
argument
100
Name the 4 informational text elements
details, events, people, and ideas
100
What are logical explanations that prove your claim?
reasons
200
not likely or believable
implausible
200
to frighten someone into obeying or feeling weak
intimidate
200
What is a main idea or thesis of an argument?
claim
200
What are two authors' purposes of informational texts?
to inform and to persuade
200
What are concrete facts used to support a claim?
evidence
300
placed in the wrong time period
anachronistic
300
gave in, collapsed
buckled
300
What is a fact, a detail, or a reason?
evidence
300
What is the word for looking at how things are similar?
comparing
300
Read "The Smart Snacking Choice" to answer this question. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article? A. To provide nutritional information about oatmeal cookies. B. To convince people to eat oatmeal cookies. C. To prove processed food isn’t healthy. D. To discourage people from between‐meal snacking.
C. To prove processed food isn’t healthy.
400
changing something for a specific purpose or advantage
manipulating
400
following a pattern applying to an entire group
standardized
400
What is "whether cats or dogs are better pets" an example of?
example of an argument
400
What is the word for looking at how things are different?
contrasting
400
Read "The Smart Snacking Choice" to answer this question. Identify one piece of evidence that supports the author's claim that homemade cookies retain their nutrients. A. Soluble fiber also helps regulate your blood sugar. B. Homemade oatmeal cookies are not only a better snack option than a candy bar or pack of crackers, they are actually good for you. C. While processed foods strip the nutrients out during processing, homemade treats keep the nutrients in. D. One one‐ounce, homemade oatmeal cookie will give you up to 27 mg of folate―6% of your daily recommended allowance (RDA)―a B vitamin that your body uses to make energy.
D. One one‐ounce, homemade oatmeal cookie will give you up to 27 mg of folate―6% of your daily recommended allowance (RDA)―a B vitamin that your body uses to make energy.
500
1. a confusing or difficult puzzle or problem 2. a point of view
1. conundrum 2. perspective
500
began to put something into place
implemented
500
What is "cats clean themselves" an example of?
example of evidence
500
"My two dogs are chihuahuas, but one is also part miniature pinscher" is an example of comparing, contrasting, or both? Example how you know.
Both. The statement is comparing when both dogs are chihuahuas, but contrasting because one is also a miniature pinscher.
500
Read "To Buy or Lease?" to answer this question. The author states that mileage limits on leased cars vary from twelve to fifteen thousand miles a year. Which reason for not leasing a car does this evidence support? A. When you lease a car, you are limited in how many miles you can drive each year. B. Leasing means you have to return the car in the same condition it was in when you picked it up. C. Car leases are legally binding for the entire length of the lease.
A. When you lease a car, you are limited in how many miles you can drive each year.