Informational/Argumentative Terms

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Across
  1. 2. The opposite point of view.
  2. 4. Writing in a serious, clear, and respectful way—not using slang or casual language.
  3. 7. When you use someone else’s words or ideas without giving credit—this is not allowed!
  4. 10. When a classmate reads your writing and gives helpful feedback on how to make it better.
  5. 12. Writing that gives facts and information about a topic to help the reader learn something new.
  6. 13. Facts, examples, or quotations from a text that support your ideas or prove your point.
  7. 17. The reason you are writing—to inform, explain, or teach your reader about something.
  8. 18. Why the writer believes the claim.
  9. 19. Anything that communicates a message — not just a written passage. A text can be a story, article, poem, speech, picture, video, song, or even a commercial. Writers and readers study texts to understand ideas, themes, and information.
  10. 20. A middle paragraph in the essay that explains one main idea or reason that supports the thesis.
  11. 22. The stage where you fix spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting mistakes before publishing.
  12. 23. Explains why the counterclaim isn’t as strong
  13. 24. The first sentence in a body paragraph that tells what the paragraph will be about.
Down
  1. 1. Your own words that explain how the evidence supports your idea.
  2. 3. A plan or list of the main ideas and details you want to include in your writing.
  3. 5. A clear sentence, usually in the introduction, that states the main idea or focus of the essay.
  4. 6. Facts, examples, or data that support the reason.
  5. 8. The last paragraph that wraps up the essay, restates the main idea, and leaves the reader with something to think about.
  6. 9. The first paragraph of an essay that introduces the topic and grabs the reader’s attention.
  7. 11. The first sentence of the introduction that grabs the reader’s attention (for example: a question, fact, or quote).
  8. 14. Another word for informational writing—a text that explains something clearly.
  9. 15. The people who will read your writing. Good writers think about what their audience needs to know.
  10. 16. The stage where you write your first version of the essay using your outline.
  11. 19. Words or phrases that connect ideas and help the writing flow smoothly (for example: for instance, however, therefore).
  12. 21. The main argument or position on an issue.