The vantage point from which a story is told.
Point of View
Point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story. Pronouns them, they.
Third Person
The clear and easy expression of ideas, either written or spoken.
Fluency
The fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer. Your written personality the "style" you write with (friendly, formal,every day, short/long sentences).
Voice
A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships.
Graphic Organizer
When the person telling the story is the main character.
First Person
The author's purpose of writing (facts) argumentative, (emotions) persuade,(information) inform, or (enjoyment) entertain.
Author's Purpose
The center of interest or attention.
Focus
Text that is next to photo or graphic.
Caption
The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print.
Heading
The narrator is talking to "you".
Second Person
To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh.
Entertain
To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important.
Inform
Statements that can be proven true.
Facts
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text.
Graphics
How the author writes; an author's use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author's intent and theme.
Style
To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic.
Persuade
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters.
Tone
Statements that cannot be proven true.
Opinions
A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading.
Subheading
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text.
Charts, Tables, and Graphs
A judgment based on reasoning rather than something stated directly in the passage. “Reading between the lines”.
Inference
To examine and judge carefully.
Evaluate
To restate the most important information in a text.
Summarize
To restate a text or passage in other words, often to show understanding or clarify the meaning.
Paraphrase