Grade 7 Key Vocabulary

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