Issue
A public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion
What is controversy?
The information found from investigating a variety of sources
What is research (noun)?
an opening statement in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention
What is hook?
to reword something written by someone else
School uniforms should be mandatory.
What is a claim?
failing to use quotation marks when borrowing ideas or words
What is plagiarism?
to be trusted or believed
What is credible?
a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
What is an anecdote?
What is plagiarism?
(verb) to locate information from MackinVIA
What is research?
the examples that explain why the author is making a certain claim
What are reasons?
facts, statistics, expert opinions, research studies
What is types of evidence?
information that comes directly after the evidence in a PEELed paragraph
What is elaboration?
giving credit to the authors of source information
What is a citation?
A national study of 1000 high schools shows that 30% fewer incidents of bullying occur in schools with uniforms.
What are statistics?
facts or reasoning offered to support a position as being true
What is an argument?
adequate for the purpose of supporting a claim or reason (enough)
What is sufficient?
the maximum number of years in the past that one should research a topic
What is 5?
the last sentence of the introductory paragraph which includes the claim and the reasons
What is the thesis statement?
an opposing viewpoint to your argument is
What is counterargument?
a statement of a position (or opinion) about a topic
What is a claim?
closely connected to the matter at hand
What is relevant?
Justin Bieber reports I felt excluded because my parents couldn't afford to buy me trendy clothes.
What is pathos?
a short piece of a writing passage
What is an excerpt?
the two words that Ms. Evans says over and over again regarding quoted material
What is quote sparingly?