non fiction terms

caption

A label or brief explanation that accompanies a photograph or illustration.

central idea

a main point that the author is making (also called a main idea). in other words, it’s what the article is about.

direct quotation

a report of the exact words of an author or speaker. surrounded by quotation marks (“ “)

heading

the title of an the exact words of an author or speaker.

main idea

Also known as a central idea

objective summary

a short statement that gives the main points or ideas of somthing. it does not include a personal opinion.

paraphrase

to reword or rephrase something written or spoken by someone else. you are putting it into your own words. it is not surrounded by quotation marks(“ “)

supporting evidence

Information use to support an argument claim (also called “supporting details”).

text evidence

information used to support an argument or claim (also called “support details”).

position or view point

the central idea the author supports in there argurment

opposing viewpoint

a posstion that is the opposite of another position

claim

a statement that supports a postion

evidence

facts statistics and examples that show why a claim should be believed supports and holds up a claim

reasoning

the process of showing how your evidence connects to and supports your claim

counterclaim

an acknowledgment of a concern or disagreement from those with opposing viewpoints

rebuttal

an author direct response to an opposing viewpoint or claim the comeback to a counterclaim

argument

a position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position

relevant

having to do with the matter being consider important and connected

sufficient

enough adequate.

tracing an argument

identifying and exploring how an argument is made in an essay a speech or other text

evaluate

to judge or calculate the quality of something