Vocabulary from Lesson 1.1

3. an important occurrence
8. original, firsthand information such as speeches, letters, photos, diaries, and interviews recorded or written by the person who experienced the events to which the source refers
10. a picture that accompanies a text
12. the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said or written
14. text that describes an image in a text
16. an opinion by a court filed by a judge who disagrees with the majority opinion on a case

1. the part of a written essay or speech that states a position or opinion on a subject and then supports it with reason and evidence; also sometimes called a claim
2. information that was created later by someone who did not experience firsthand the events to which the source refers
4. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
5. the thinking or logic that supports a claim or argument
6. (1) a view or judgment formed in someone’s mind; (2) the formal expression by a court of the legal reasons and principles upon which a legal decision is based
7. an opinion by a court that is joined by more than half the judges deciding the case
9. an arguable stance or position on a topic
11. something that is true or has been proven correct; something that is documentable or measurable and cannot be changed
13. the reader(s) of a text
15. of view a particular attitude or way of considering a matter; also called viewpoint