Unit 1 & Unit 2 Terms

a writer’s central idea or main message about life

an admission in an argument that the opposingside has valid points

a way of looking at the world or a mental concept about things or events

anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level

a form of writing that presents a particularopinion or idea and supports it with evidence

a false or misleading argument

the phrases that attribute a quotation to the speaker

the voice assumed by a writer to express ideas or beliefs that may not be his or her own

oversimplified, generalized conception, opinion, and/or image about particular groups of people

a struggle or problem in a story

an autobiographical account of the personal experiences of the author

evidence based on experiences and direct observation through research

the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of 2+ clauses or lines

evidence based on personal accounts of incidents

the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence

the act of combining ideas from different sourcesto create, express, or support a new idea

evidence based on facts and a clear rationale

a reference made to a well-known person, event, place from history, music, art or literature

the information that supports a position in an argument

an object made by a human being, typically an item that has cultural or historical significance

a position statement that asserts an idea or makes an argument for a specific position

a position taken by someone with an opposingviewpoint

an interpretive statement articulating the central meaning or message of a text

the speed at which a narrative moves

imaginative language or figures of speech not meant to be taken literally

the reasoning used to disprove an opposing point

a word or phrase that appeals to one of more of thefive senses and creates a picture

the way a writer or speaker uses words & tone to express ideas as well as his/her personality