Fill in the blanks (pg. 4)

Question

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 __________________.

Answer 1

1. Authors of informational texts often take a stance on the topic they are writing about.
2. Authors carefully select evidence.
3. They use facts, statistics, examples, and anecdotes to distinguish their positions from that of other perspectives.