Integration of knowledge and ideas

prediction

a reader’s guess of events to come or what a text will be about

social structure

the systems and relationships between groups in a society

social commentary

use of rhetoric or themes to make statements about current culture

counterclaim

a conflicting opinion that an author acknowledges and responds to when making an argument

rhetorical devices

appeals used in arguments to persuade readers emotionally, morally, and intellectually.

peer-reviewed journal

published writings that have been analyzed by experts in the feild

primary source

a firsthand document or source created at the time in question

secondary source

secondhand account of events

tertiary source

a complication of primary and secondary sources.

quantitative date

information that can be counted, measured or compared on a numerical scale

qualitative data

information describing qualities and characteristics that can be observed and recorded by not objectively measured.