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When the person telling the story is the main character.
First Person
To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic.
Persuade
Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story.
Third Person
The narrator is talking to "you."
Second Person
To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh.
Entertain
The center of interest or attention.
Focus
The author's purpose for writing (Facts) Argumentative, (Emotions) Persuade, (Information) Inform, or (Enjoyment) Entertain.
Author's Purpose
To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important.
Inform
The attitude toward the audience and characters.
(Serious or humorous)
Tone
Statements that can not be proven true.
Opinions
A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships. (Venn Diagram, Web, Flow Chart, Story Map).
Graphic organizer
The fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer. Your written personality the style you write with (Friendly, formal, everyday, short/Long sentences).
Voice
Statements that can be proven true.
Facts
The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoken.
Fluency
Text that is next to photo or graphic.
Caption
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text.
Graphics
The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print.
Heading
To restate the most important information in a text.
Summarize
A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists.
Charts, tables, and graphs
A judgement based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. "Reading between the lines".
Inference
The vantage point from which a story is told
Point of view- Author
How the author writes; an author's use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author's intent and theme.
Style
A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading.
Subheading
To examine and judge carefully.
Evaluate
To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning.
Paraphrase