Non-Fiction
Nonfiction texts are mainly written to give this.
What is information/facts?
A story that is made up by the author is called this type of text.
What is fiction?
Explanatory writing is meant to do this for the reader.
What is explain or inform?
The people, animals, or creatures in a story are called these.
What are characters?
Persuasive writing tries to do this to the audience.
What is persuade/convince?
The sentence that tells what a paragraph is mostly about is called this.
What is the main idea?
The lesson or message the author wants readers to learn is called this.
What is theme?
Facts, quotations, and examples used to support ideas are called this.
What is evidence?
The time and place of a story are called this.
What is setting?
The writer’s opinion or main argument is called this.
What is a claim?
Charts, diagrams, captions, and headings are examples of these.
What are text features?
When a poet compares two things using “like” or “as,” it is called this.
What is a simile?
Words such as “for example,” “next,” and “finally” are called these.
What are transitions/transition words?
The events leading up to the most exciting part of a story are called this.
What is rising action?
Reasons and details that support a claim are called this.
What is evidence/support?
When two things are shown to be alike and different in a text, the author is using this text structure.
What is compare and contrast?
The struggle a character faces in a story is called this.
What is conflict?
The sentence that introduces the main focus of a paragraph is called this.
What is a topic sentence?
Dialogue helps readers understand a character’s feelings, actions, and this.
What is personality/traits?
When an author explains the opposing side of an argument, it is called this.
What is a counterclaim?
An author’s reason for writing a nonfiction text is called this.
What is author’s purpose?
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters, the point of view is called this.
What is third-person omniscient?
A conclusion should do these two things.
What are restating the main idea and wrapping up the essay?
The turning point or most intense moment in a story is called this.
What is the climax?
A strong persuasive essay ends with this to encourage readers to think or act.
What is a call to action?