2. News Junkie Assignment #1: Vocabulary Cloze Notes Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Feature Article
A special or emphasized article from a news publication
Most try to stick to the facts and leave out opinionated commentary
Generally expected to be a source of reliable information

3. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 1 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Editorial
An article that intentionally and openly expresses the opinion of the writer
Often called op-ed (opinion-editorial)
Usually not considered to be a source of reliable information
Intended to be a source for an informed opinion

4. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 1 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Evidence
Details and features used to thoroughly develop and explain a topic in expository text

5. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 1 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Anecdote
a descriptive, sometimes personal, story about an event or experience

6. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 1 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Description
the use of imagery to describe and example in an expository text

7. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 1 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Logical Claim
Using sequential or cause and effect facts to develop the examples in an expository essay; convincing the reader/audience because it can be proven and is real/actual.

8. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 1 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Analogy
a form of reasoning which compares one thing with another in order to make a particular point

9. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 1 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Figurative Language
use of vivid language to back up your examples, such as metaphor, simile, imagery, etc.; this technique can also make the author appear sophisticated or well spoken

10. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 2 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Blog
Online media where a person writes about his or her opinions, experiences or thoughts
Increasingly being used to publish news articles
Written quickly and they may have spelling errors… they may be written by anyone or anyone’s mom 

11. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 2 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Visual or Graphic Element
Any visual representation depicting an issue or topic in the news
Examples include political cartoons, graphics, propaganda pieces, etc.

12. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 2 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Tone
Writer’s attitude or feeling toward the subject. May be formal or informal, playful or serious, angry or sympathetic, and so on. It is revealed by word choice and phrasing

13. Vocabulary Cloze Notes: Part 2 Fill in the blanks on your handout.
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Message
The meaning, lesson, or idea an author conveys using a visual element