Honors English II Informational Text Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The author’s specific word choice and how it affects the tone, meaning, and impact of a text.
  2. 4. The main argument or position the author is trying to prove.
  3. 7. The event, situation, or reason that prompted the text to be written or the speech to be given.
  4. 13. Appeals Strategies used to persuade an audience by appealing to emotions, logic, or credibility.
  5. 14. An appeal based on the author’s credibility, trustworthiness, or authority.
  6. 16. An appeal to the audience’s emotions.
  7. 17. The author’s attitude toward the subject (serious, hopeful, critical, humorous, etc.).
  8. 18. The art of effective speaking or writing, especially used to persuade or influence an audience.
  9. 20. The specific group of people the author or speaker is trying to reach.
Down
  1. 1. The author’s reason for writing (to inform, persuade, explain, entertain, etc.).
  2. 3. The quality of being believable or trustworthy.
  3. 5. An appeal based on logic, facts, statistics, or reasoning.
  4. 6. Shift A noticeable change in the author’s attitude or emotion during the text.
  5. 8. Purpose The author’s goal for writing the text (to inform, persuade, explain, or entertain).
  6. 9. The general topic or main idea the text is about.
  7. 10. A personal opinion that may influence how information is presented.
  8. 11. to Action A statement that encourages the audience to do something.
  9. 12. An argument that opposes the author’s claim.
  10. 15. The voice or person delivering the message in a text or speech.
  11. 19. Facts, examples, statistics, or quotations used to support a claim.