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Unit 2 Vocabulary
ELA 7th grade Unit 2 Vocabulary Assessment
Question | Answer |
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informational writing | is a form of writing whose purpose is to explain or inform. |
Text features | include organizational features such as table of contents, glossary, index, graphics such as diagrams and charts, special formatting such as boldface, italics, and bulletted text. |
What are text features? | Aspects of a text designed to help you locate, understand, and organize information. |
Counterclaim/counterargument | reasoning or facts given in opposition to an argument |
What type of advertising/persuasive technique is used when advertisers make it seem that everyone is buying the product, making you feel you should buy it too? | Bandwagon |
What type of advertising/persuasive technique is used when advertisers make it seem that the product is so new that you will be the first person on the block to have it? | Avant-Garde |
What type of advertising/persuasive technique is used when statistics, percentages, and numbers are used to convince you that this product is better or more effective than another product? | Facts and Figures |
What type of advertising/persuasive technique is used when advertisers want you to associate good feelings created in an ad with the product? | Transfer |
A ___________________ is an original document containing firsthand information about a subject. | primary source |
A secondary source is ____________________. | an interpretation of information gathered from primary sources |
______________ is the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking. | Rhetoric |
________________________ is a position statement, or thesis, that asserts an idea or makes an argument. | Claim |
testimonial | advertisers use both celebrities and regular people to endorse products |
valid | facts and details in a text are said to be valid whey they support the author's claim and are credible and true |
credibility | to be trusted or believed/valid |
advertising | the use of print, graphics, or videos to persuade people to buy a product or use a service |