To move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, or course of action.

High school is the best time in school.

To locate information from a variety of sources.

The sand tiger shark can reach 10.5 feet long.

Taking and using as your own the words and ideas of another.

A writer's statement of a position or opinion about a topic.

I like Kraft mac and cheese.

facts or reasoning offered to support a position as being true.

Bananas are a source of potassium.

Quotations, summaries or paraphrases from text passages to support a position.

A public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion.

We know the world is round.

Giving credit to the authors of information used.

The cow jumped over the moon.

To be trusted or believed.

Closely connected to the matter at hand.

Summer is the best time of year in Seattle.

The points that explain why the author is making a certain claim.

Snickers is the best candy bar.

To find the differences between two things.

Give a brief statement of the main points of something.

The most important character in Mulan is the dragon.

To put things together to see how they are the same.

Tyee is the furthest south middle school in Bellevue.

The information that supports or proves an idea or claim.