“Animals to
the Rescue”
persuasive writing – that which presents evidence &
logical reasoning to convince readers to hold a particular opinion or come to a
particular conclusion
evidence – types of
evidence are solid facts, examples, reasons, opinions of experts that support a
position
expert – someone who
has closely studied a topic
propaganda – a type
of persuasion (misleading techniques & false info.) that tries to make you
respond with your emotions instead of clear thinking
evaluate – think carefully
about
fallacious – false (some
arguments based on false reasoning)
overgeneralization –
a statement so broad it can’t be true; includes words like all, none, everyone,
no one, any, anyone
inference – logical
guess or conclusion
either or – states only
2 possible solutions to a problem
circular reasoning –
way of supporting a statement by repeating it using different words
unsupported inference
– guess not supported by infor available
judgment – when you
make a judgment, you decide whether info in it is accurate & complete
assertion –
statement you make that you believe is true
bias – a writers
viewpoint
"Nadia
the Willful"
oasis - a
fertile place in a desert, due to the presence of water
nomads - a people having no permanent home, but moving about constantly in
search of food and pasture
sheik - the chief of an Arab family, tribe, or village
Bedouin - a person of the desert tribes of North Africa
scimitar - a short, curved sword
decree - to order or decide
clan - a group of families
bazaar - a marketplace, a shop for selling various goods
banish - to drive away, to exile
pronunciation - the act or way of pronouncing words
inflection - a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix)
word origin - where the word comes from
syllabication - to divide into syllables
denotation -
connotation -
"Summer
of Fire"- vocab words
withering - causing to dry
out and shrivel up
tinder - material such as dry twigs ,that is used to start a fire
threaten - to be in danger
oxygen - one of the gases that make up air
merge - to combine or unite
canopy - rooflike cover ;the covering formed by the
branches and leaves of a tree in the forrest
ember - a small glowing bit of burning wood
geyser - natural hot spring that at times spout water and steam into the air
bear - to move forcefully ;push
veer - to turn aside ;swerve