Common English Terms With Resources
Please refer to the common terms below, as well as the videos, graphic organizers, and documents to help with comprehension.
Evidence: Facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis of the text and that can be evaluated by others / Relevant evidence: The most appropriate evidence to prove a claim.
Claims (reasons): An arguable statement that supports the thesis.
Video overview (Narrated by Mrs. Brennen & Mrs. Dilyard)
Counterclaims: Arguable statements intended to dispute other claims / Rebuttal: An argument against the counterclaim that confirms the author’s claim
Audience: The intended target group of a message, such as adolescents for young adult literature
Thesis: The main argument made by a speaker or writer who then proves it with supporting claims in the rest of the piece of writing.
Video overview (Narrated by Mrs. Baker)
Bias: Any opinion that influences a person’s thoughts, feelings, or actions.
Cite: Use of a quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work; to give credit to the author/speaker
Warrant: The logical connection between a claim and a supporting fact; the writer needs to explain how and why a particular piece of evidence is good support for a specific claim.
Narration: Summarizes relevant background information; provides any information the audience needs to know about the environment and circumstances that produce the argument; explains why this is a problem.
Video overview (Narrated by Mrs. Brennen & Mrs. Dilyard)
Literary Devices
Please refers to the link below to review the literacy terms reviewed in our English department curriculum.