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Claims and Arguments Vocabulary Flashcards

RI 6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

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explicitinformation that is directly written or found in the text
evidenceknowledge on which to base a belief or conclusion
inferencecoming up with a conclusion based on what is not said in the passage, reading between the lines
citelocate a word or passage in the story, make reference to, quote,
conclusionan opinion or belief reached after reading a passage
analyzeto break into smaller parts and determining how the smaller parts fit together
textualfrom the text
texta written story or poem
supportto argue for, to defend with facts
drawn fromtaken from, located in, found in, noticed in
argumentan author's position about a topic
evaluatejudge whether the author's claim is sound
claimstatements the author presents as true in order to support a claim
reasona statement offered in explanation or justification


Grade 6 ELA teacher
Winterville Charter Academy
Winterville, NC

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