Text Structure
Text Features
Rhetorical Devices
Factual Claims, Opinions, Assertions
Elements of an Argument
100
Hurricanes and tornadoes are both amazing yet deadly natural phenomena. Both generate deadly conditions, but in different ways. Tornados are likely to damage people and property with their high winds, which go up to 300 miles per hour, but hurricanes are generally more feared for their flooding. Also, hurricanes can produce tornadoes, which makes them quite dangerous indeed.
Compare and Contrast
100
Signals the beginning of a new topic within a text
Subheadings
100
Addressing readers using the pronouns YOU or YOURSELF
Direct Address
100
A statement that many people
assume to be true, but which is not necessarily so
Commonplace Assertion
100
The speaker’s position on a problem or issue
Claim
200
No one knows exactly what causes tornadoes, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form. The reason for this is that the warm air is lighter than the cold air, so it rises up fast and meets different winds moving different directions. Under the right conditions, this can cause a tornado.
Cause and Effect
200
Text that provides information about a graphic aid
Captions
200
An often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic
Stereotyping
200
One fourth of the bones in your body are in your feet.
Factual Claim
200
Includes specific facts, statistics, or examples
Evidence
300
Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista, was born in 1972. Nineteen years later Mitchell’s first album, “Runnin' Off at da Mouth,” debuted. In 1997, after appearing on a hit song, Twista was signed to Atlantic Records. Under that label he released “Adrenaline Rush” and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz in 1998. His 2004 album Kamikaze went to number-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart.
Chronological
300
Identify the text feature with the subheading "Thunderstorm Safety"
Sidebar
300
A response to a person’s argument by attacking the person’s character rather than the logic or content of the argument
Ad Hominem
300
You will get a stomach ache if you swim right after eating.
Commonplace Assertion
300
Consists of reasons and evidence used to prove the claim
Support
400
The twist is a dance inspired by rock and roll music. To do the Twist, first stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. The torso may be squared to the knees and hips, or turned at an angle so one foot is farther forward than the other. Then, hold your arms out from your body, bent at your elbow. Next, rotate your hips, torso, and legs as a single unit with your arms staying more or less stationary. Every so often lift one leg off of the floor for styling. Now you’re doing the twist!
Sequence
400
The image below is an example of what?
Graphic Aid
400
"No one wants to believe this scandal is true. Everyone loves that actor!"
Sweeping Generalization
400
The largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
Factual Claim
400
"I don't believe that students should be required to wear a uniform."
Claim
500
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a volcano looks like? Deep underground is a magma chamber. The magma chamber is under the bedrock of the earth's crust. The conduit or pipe runs from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano. The conduit connects the magma chamber to the surface. Most volcanoes also have a crater at the top. Volcanoes are quite a sight, and you can enjoy this site all over the universe. Volcanoes are found on planets other than Earth, like the Olympus Mons on Mars.
Spatial
500
List all of the text features present in the image below:
Title, subheadings, bulleted list, graphic aid
500
"The Supreme Court has just flinched from its responsibility to stop the unjust jailing of two journalists―not charged with any wrongdoing―by a runaway prosecutor who will go to any lengths to use the government's contempt power to force them to betray their confidential sources."
Loaded Language
500
Passing periods need to be longer
Opinion
500
"In her argument she said that students feel unoriginal when they have to wear a uniform. However in a survey of Nevada students, 54% of them said that having to wear a uniform didn't compromise their identity and 41% agreed that there seemed to be less gang activity at school as a result of the policy."
Counterargument