Exploring Argument Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
  2. 4. the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.
  3. 7. making notes based on your understanding of what you have read and highlighted on the piece of writing
  4. 8. This is about the reason / purpose for the author having written their piece. This is often viewed as what are they trying to get across to the audience
  5. 10. A particular way in which a thing exists or appears.
  6. 11. This is the order in which the author has placed their arguments - they do this with a purpose
  7. 12. This is how the author is choosing to write their piece. Think about sentence length here and paragraph sizes
  8. 14. These help the author get their point of view across to the audience
  9. 15. This is how they’re choosing to support their arguments. Eg: Are they being inclusive? Are they using statistics to prove a point?
Down
  1. 1. This is an image that accompanies the piece of writing. Images are used to support the author and their point of view
  2. 2. This is where they want their audience to ‘stand’ at the end of the piece. The author wants to audience to be sided with them
  3. 5. What you will have to provide when writing your Exploring Argument essay that shows that you understand the piece
  4. 6. The ‘attitude’ of the piece of writing. It is how it can come across if read aloud
  5. 7. This is the person who has written the piece. They have written this piece with a purpose; with a reason.
  6. 9. This is about the ‘word choices’. The author has chosen to use those particular words for a reason
  7. 13. The author’s point of view on the issue that they are writing about
  8. 14. This is who the piece is directed towards. The piece was written for this particular group of people for a reason.