Argumentative
This is when you acknowledge the opposing side of the argument and give evidence why that side is not correct.
What is a counterclaim or counterargument?
This kind of clause can stand on its own as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
This perspective states only the facts; no opinions or feelings involved.
What is an objective perspective?
This is the message the author is trying to convey. It will not be specific to one story.
What is theme?
These are nearby words that hint at the meaning of a word you may not know.
What are context clues?
This is similar to a counterclaim; it gives information why the opposing side is not correct and why readers should agree with the author's side.
What is a rebuttal?
These join two independent clauses when preceded by a comma.
What are FANBOYs?
This perspective is the opinion of the author, with possibly a few facts thrown in to push their opinion.
What is a subjective perspective?
Authors use these three things to develop their characters in a text.
What are dialogue, descriptions, and actions?
This is a reference to something in literature, pop culture, or history.
What is an allusion?
This is the style used in academic writing, including argumentative.
What is formal style?
Name the elements of a complex sentence.
What are one independent clause and one dependent or subordinate clause?
This must be included in informational writing; you cannot have this without a source.
What is evidence?
This is specific to one story. It will include character names and important events from the story.
What is a main or central idea?
This compares two things, usually for clarification or explanation.
What is an analogy?
What are claim, evidence, reasoning, and counterclaim?
These are movement words; they have a phrase named after them where they will start and a noun or pronoun will end it.
What are prepositions and prepositional phrases?
This should not be included in informational writing.
What is the writer's opinion?
What is point of view?
This is the repetition of beginning consonants in a sentence or paragraph.
What is alliteration?
This is the side of the argument the author has chosen.
What is perspective?
This piece of punctuation goes where the writer can insert either a period or a comma.
What is a semicolon?
What is a one-line summary?
These appeal to one or more of the five senses, typically written as a piece of figurative language.
What are sensory details?
This is the emotion that is associated with a word being used. It can be positive, negative, or neutral.
What is connotation?