Grade 7 Key Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. to give evidence to show that a statement is correct
  2. 8. wording used at the start of a writing piece to catch the interest of the reader
  3. 9. the position taken by the opposite side
  4. 12. what the writer gives to support a claim
  5. 13. words or phrases used to appeal to the senses of the reader
  6. 16. a type of writing used to convince
  7. 17. statistics, facts, examples, definitions that are used to support a reason
  8. 19. a section taken from a longer piece of writing
  9. 20. information that is related to the matter at hand and appropriate to the purpose
Down
  1. 1. the feeling that a writer creates for the reader
  2. 2. what the writer provides to refute and explain away a counterclaim
  3. 4. opinion; the position from which a story is told
  4. 5. words or pictures added to a piece of nonfiction to help the reader understand the content; ex. headings, captions, pictures, maps, charts
  5. 6. the side you choose to support in an argument
  6. 7. to put into your own words
  7. 10. the message the author is trying to teach the reader
  8. 11. to judge the worth or quality of
  9. 14. to briefly write or tell the main ideas of a text
  10. 15. reliable, trustworthy, dependable
  11. 18. to quote another person's words and tell the source