Fill in the blanks (pg. 2)
1. Authors of informational texts often take a __________________ on the topic they are writing about.
2. Authors carefully select ___________________.
3. They use ___________________, ___________________, examples, and ______________________ to distinguish their positions from that of other __________________.
1. Authors of informational texts often take a stance on the topic they are writing about.
2. Authors carefully select evidence and supporting details.
3. They use facts, statistics, examples, and reasoning to distinguish their positions from that of other authors.